{"id":5356,"date":"2014-04-17T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2014-04-17T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T18:49:24","slug":"national-library-week-1961-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2014\/04\/17\/national-library-week-1961-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"National Library Week: 1961 and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The motto for National Library week 1961 was “For a Better-Read, Better-Informed America”. That year, the Davenport Public Library was featured on a half hour TV show, Spectrum<\/em>, on WHBF.<\/p>\n

Both the Davenport Morning Democrat and The Daily Times ran editorials. A full-page 2 color ad appeared on page 11D of the Sunday Times-Democrat for\u00a0 <\/i>April 16, 1961:<\/p>\n

In a typical month some 10 to 15 thousand men, women and children use the library facilities.<\/p>\n

417,000 books, pamphlets, magazines, films and phonograph records were borrowed during the fiscal year which ended<\/p>\n

\"Davenport<\/a>

Davenport Public Library – Carnegie building [early 1960’s]<\/p><\/div>March 31st<\/sup>. This is an increase of 30% over the preceding year.2250 8mm films were borrowed in the last 6 months.1700 16mm films were loaned to groups and seen by audiences totaling 45,000.6000 phonograph records were borrowed including foreign language records for home study.<\/p>\n

About 2500 young children came to the library story hours, film and children\u2019s theatre programs on Saturday mornings.<\/p>\n

20,000 questions of all kinds were asked and answered by the librarians in the reference department.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year, the Motto for National Library Week is “Lives change @ your library”<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at what else has changed in our library in fifty-three years:<\/strong><\/p>\n

An average of 39,714 people\u00a0used the library facilities\u00a0in each of the last 6 months. That includes the Main library and our branches on Fairmount Street and Eastern Avenue.<\/p>\n

757,917 total materials checked out in Fiscal Year 2013 (July-June).<\/p>\n

210,133 video recordings (DVDs) were borrowed in FY13.<\/p>\n

\"Stone

Stone Building, opened October 6, 1968.<\/p><\/div>\n

82,376 audio recordings (music CDs and audiobooks) were borrowed in FY13.<\/p>\n

10,020 eBooks, 5,912 eAudiobooks, and 4,394 zines were checked out by our electronically savvy patrons in FY13.<\/p>\n

13,482 children, 2,202 teens and 1,411 adults attended Library programs, including storytimes 5 days a week, book discussion groups and other special programs in FY13.<\/p>\n

121,205 reference transactions were recorded by reference, information and Special Collections staff in FY 13.<\/p>\n

82,509 public computer sessions in FY13.<\/p>\n

And, while we’re counting, we also have two more branches!<\/p>\n

\"Fairmount<\/a>

Fairmount Street Library, opened 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Eastern

Eastern Avenue Library, opened 2010<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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