Library Usage 2008-2009

Branches	10 *
Staff	136
Hours open (weekly)	360.5
Collection size	1,421,514

*through June 2009

• Nearly 1 million people visited our libraries.
• Patrons borrowed 837,053** items.
• New Library cards were issued to 7,918 adults and children.
• There are 72,429 registered borrowers.
• Reference staff answered 147,945 questions from the public.

Phone	40,001
In person	103,241
Email	4,704

** Includes approximately 20,000 classroom-use items (books, learning Kits borrowed by teachers for use with Providence school children.

Electronic Information Services

• Public computer workstations were utilized 220,177 times.
• People accessed our Website 640, 447 times and viewed 1,019,670 pages.
• 2,322 learners attended 396 free computer classes.
• PPL's varied blogs were visited well over 12,000 times.
• Learners statewide used our expanded online Homework Help service for 11,029 individual tutor sessions (double the number who used this service the year before).

Library Programs

Early Childhood	1,343
School Age	1,962
Young Adult	667
Adult	963
Family	142
Family Literacy	504