2008 Annual Report
Annual Report of the Trustees for 2008
2008 drew to a cold and shivery close, but we were happy that we were able to make some folks’ lives a bit brighter during the extended power outage in December. Thanks to the Town Hall’s generator, we were able to provide warmth, Internet access, and books to those who were without power.
The Downloadable Audio Books program continues to be a big hit among audiobook fans. The members who used it downloaded 417 audiobooks during 2008. The New Hampshire State Library is hopeful that the company that supplies us with our downloadable books will soon be able to offer downloads for iPods and Macs.
Our Summer Reading Program this year was the Australian-themed “G’Day for Reading,” which culminated in a visit from entertainer Steve Blunt, who soon got us hopping like kangaroos. It was a fun end to a fun program. We received a grant from the New Hampshire State Library’s “Kids, Books and the Arts” program to pay a large part of Blunt’s fee.
We added 553 books and other materials to the library, and removed 479, giving us a collection of 11,190. Sixty-one names were purged from our patron files, and 66 new members signed up, leaving us with 481 registered borrowers. There were 2308 visits to the library, 6398 materials were checked out, we borrowed 121 materials from other libraries, and loaned out 541.
We thank everyone who supported the library in 2008: Our Wednesday evening volunteers, the parents and others who helped out during our Summer Reading Program, Judith O’Donnell for her generous monetary donation, and everyone who brought in their used books, or dropped a little something into our donation can.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandy Starkey, Chair
Sue Barnes, Secretary
Marty Bender, Treasurer