Year in Review FY2025
Statistics for the Hinckley Public Library District from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025
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Numbers in parenthesis are FY24 comparison figures.
14,579 (16,254) library visits
656 (648) library cardholders
26 (20) non-resident cards purchased
259 (212) total programs with 3,729 (2,850) attending
175 (115) children’s programs with 2,674 (1,550) attending
4 (11) teen programs with 46 (109) attending
64 (60) adult programs with 467 (510) attending
16 (26) all-ages programs with 542 (681) attending
291 (304) total summer reading participants
165 (183) children
22 (23) teens
104 (98) adults
1,161 (1,261) reading logs submitted
21,159 (21,340) total checkouts
10,232 children’s items
579 young adult items
6,660 adult items
15,418 (15,764) books
456 (386) magazines
939 (1,119) DVDs
619 (768) audio books
3,688 (3,250) e-books
3,464 (3,507) items from Hinckley loaned to other libraries
3,364 (2,765) items borrowed from other libraries for Hinckley patrons
18,192 (17,720) books owned
1,299 (1,353) audio books owned
1,041 (1,418) DVDs owned
24 (23) magazine subscriptions
4,020 (5,237) public computer uses
756 (800) Wi-Fi uses
846 (789) Facebook followers
6,276 (5,223) library website visits
The library also offered 54 self-directed activities to 1,913 participants. These included contests, craft kits, and more.
Adults continue to enjoy the reading program while the kids have been more interested in attending the events.
Burr Oak Solar donated free non-resident cards for Pierce Township.
Some formats wax and wane, but books remain ever-popular.
Part of collection maintenance involves allocating shelf space to the items that are most popular. We weeded the audio book and DVD collections this year due to their lower circulation.