The Crowds:

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Our Mission:

A Vibrant Collection:

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More than books We provided 51,000 people with computer access. We helped students, job searchers, researchers, tax payers, children, adults, gamers, scholars and more.

48,000 people attended concerts, afterschool programs, storytimes, magic shows, dance classes, author events, homework help, movies, gardening clubs, Yoga classes, haunted houses, writers groups, service fairs, Renaissance fairs, bridge clubs, Jedi Academies, Harry Potter parties, Seed swaps, Yarnaholics meetings, Sign language classes, and

Arkansas' greatest Comics Convention.

Our mission is to open access to ideas and communities through shared collections, shared spaces and shared activities.

We loaned 430,000 items.

E-book loans increased 19% & Audiovisual loans grew 16% over last year.

394,000 visits, an increase of 13% over 2015. 989 meetings hosted. 10,000 new card-holders.

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Lifelong

Learners: Building on a successful pilot program at Simon Middle School, we expanded our Lifelong Libraries program, bridging the gap to 9 schools, and bringing our collection to 2,300 students.

Who we are

2016 Library Board of Trustees Fritzie Vammen, Chairwoman; Patsy Desaulniers; Jeff Moncrease; Ben Thompson; Stephanie Vanderslice. 2016 Managing Team John McGraw, Director; Judy Lovell, Assistant Director; Jen Beritiech, Manager, Circulation Services; Ginny Kopper, Manager, Technical Services; Thomas Nash, Assistant Manager, Technical Services; Nancy Allen, Manager, Adult Services; Deanna Dillon, Manager, Network Administrator; Kara Dyer, Manager, Children Services; Jean Smith, Manager, Mayflower Library; Gail Polak, Manager, Greenbrier Library; Shelia Finch, Manager, Vilonia Library; Trudy Smity, Manager, Twin Groves Library; Misty Henry, Manager, Mount Vernon Library; Jessica Helms, Assistant Manager, Mayflower Library; Dana Bayless, Assistant Manager, Vilonia Library; and Loretta Keathley, Assistant Manager, Greenbrier Library.

Friends of Faulkner County Library 2016 Executive Officers Carol Powers, President; Kaye Talley, Vice-President; Carolyn Baker, Treasurer; Doris Hutchins, Secretary;

768 others belong to Friends of the Library and contribute in a variety of ways. Friends of the library meet at 10AM on the first Tuesday of the month. Join today!

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We began taking an active role in the urban garden developed by

Gardencorps. We have begun programming around gardening,

nutrition, and ecology.

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2016 By the Numbers

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Faulkner County Libraries 2016 Annual Report

POPULATION SERVED 121,552 Library Cardholders 45,926 Lifelong Libraries cardholders 2,248 Program Attendance 48,010 Children’s Program Attendance 24,961 Teen Program Attendance 10,625 Adult Program Attendance 11,351 Materials Borrowed 429,584 Physical collection 229,161 eBooks / eResources 9,041 Computer users 47,304 Volunteers 2,236 Volunteer Hours 2,597 Staff 30.25 FTE Operating and Materials Revenues Library millage 2015 $1,753,219 State Aid $23,195 Fines & Donations $32,959 Grand Total $1,809,373 Expenditures Personnel Services $1,092,156 Materials and Supplies $285,926 Services and Charges $210,513 Maintenance $73,047 Programming $45,878 Grand Total $1,707,520