Year in Review FY2024
Statistics for the Hinckley Public Library District from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
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Numbers in parenthesis are FY23 comparison figures.
16,254 (14,711) library visits
648 (629) library cardholders
20 (19) non-resident cards purchased
212 (193) total programs with 2,850 (2,635) attending
115 (102) children’s programs with 1,550 (1,375) attending
11 (8) teen programs with 109 (114) attending
60 (64) adult programs with 510 (566) attending
26 (19) all-ages programs with 681 (580) attending
304 (316) total summer reading participants
183 (174) children
23 (27) teens
98 (115) adults
1,261 (1,020) reading logs submitted
21,340 (20,645) total checkouts
10,879 (11,786) children’s items
937 (741) young adult items
9,524 (8,118) adult items
15,764 (16,091) books
386 (266) magazines
1,119 (1,105) DVDs
768 (1,144) audio books
3,250 (1,975) e-books
3,507 (3,501) items from Hinckley loaned to other libraries
2,765 (2,953) items borrowed from other libraries for Hinckley patrons
17,720 (17,268) books owned
159,971 (110,561) shared e-books
1,353 (1,318) audio books owned
1,418 (1,371) DVDs owned
23 (29) magazine subscriptions
5,237 (4,638) public computers uses
800 (862) Wi-Fi uses
789 (700) Facebook followers
5,223 (4,819) library website visitors
The library also offered 77 self-directed activities to 2,447 participants. These included contests, craft kits, and more.
Despite a slightly lower participant count, there was a 23% increase in reading logs.
Circulation of e-books jumped 64% because they were integrated into the online catalog this year.
Several magazines no longer publish in print.
Public computers are one of the biggest reasons to visit the library; their usage has seen a 300% increase in the last three years!