summer reading wrap up
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Summer Reading
Wrap Up Report2010
The Faces of Summer Reading…
Sign Ups:At each location, children are invited to sign up
for Summer Reading. They receive a log to track the number of hours read.
The following numbers represent the children who signed up to participant in the 2010
Summer Reading Program.
BAI MAD MAI
2005 472 1052
2006 363 940 1848
2007 430 1263 1428
2008 401 876 1129
2009 299 1489 1634
2010 472 1264 2930
% 57% 15% 79%
Sign Ups at Bailey Cove, Madison, and Main
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Sign Ups at Monrovia, New Hope, Oscar Mason, Showers
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MON NEW OSC SHO
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MON NEW OSC SHO
2005 140 115 86 134
2006 closed 88 151 134
2007 308 201 263 275
2008 201 226 204 120
2009 188 215 200 165
2010 264 136 560 191
% 40% 36% 180% 15%
GUR HAZ MUR RUS TRI
2005 12 110 73 110 27
2006 106 66 232 28
2007 27 168 156 279 12
2008 21 161 59 41 58
2009 27 86 86 64 70
2010 102 60 84 105 66
% 277% 30% 2% 64% 9%
Sign Ups at Gurley, Hazel Green, Murphy, Russell, and Triana
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GUR HAZ MUR RUS TRI
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Sign Ups 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
June - July, Systemwide 4585 5010 2924 4523 8244
Summer Reading Sign Ups Systemwide
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Patron Comments:
“I just like to know that I was reading and I was getting something out of it!”
“I liked that the children were able to feel a sense of independence in earning fish and placing it on the display.”
“I liked the bingo sheets & tracking reading times.”
Attendance:Attendance measured the
amount of people who came to programs offered at our libraries during Summer Reading 2010.
BAI MAD MAI
2004 1377 2601
2005 1950 2759
2006 1306 3240 2673
2007 1888 4297 6839
2008 1939 4075 8507
2009 1513 5418 3081
2010 1763 5642 2649
% 16% 4% 14%
Attendance at Bailey Cove, Madison, and Main
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MON NEW OSC SHO
2004 33 366 627 142
2005 206 572 1075 977
2006 closed 596 560 841
2007 550 834 942 1146
2008 1072 1256 1415 1044
2009 1538 1366 1282 926
2010 2191 939 1739 1995
% 44% 42% 36% 115%
Attendance at Monrovia, New Hope, Oscar Mason, and Showers
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Attendance at Gurley, Hazel Green, Eleanor Murphy, Russell, and Triana
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GUR HAZ MUR RUS TRI
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
GUR HAZ MUR RUS TRI
2004 127 504 22 184 19
2005 223 227 31 112 114
2006 310 140 203 154
2007 290 560 232 326 120
2008 129 713 366 80 80
2009 342 367 363 217 154
2010 365 730 314 355 524
% 7% 98% 13% 63% 240%
Summer Reading Program Attendance
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Attendance Totals 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
June-July 10,023 18,024 19,676 16,834 19,206
Number of Programs during Summer Reading
404378
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Number of Programs during Summer Reading
2007 404
2008 378
2009 439
2010 557
Number of Programs Offered During Summer Reading
Patron Comments:
“I love that you keep regular storytime hours but add extra fun with other events.”
“I liked the art classes and the hands on activities.
“ There was better teen programming this year. I also liked Little Gym and the martial arts demo.”
Circulation!
Systemwide
2009 2010 Difference %
January 167,794 150,587 -17,207 -10%
February 158,956 150,248 -8,708 -5%
March 181,948 170,422 -11,526 -6%
April 160,893 150,495 -10,398 -6%
May 163,015 150,468 -12,547 -8%
June 197,575 198,668 1,093 1%
July 198,899 192,081 -6,818 -3%
Circulation Stats for Juv and YA Materials June-July
2008 2009 2010
165,860 179,219 175,219
Juv and YA Circ Stats (June-July)
165,860179,219 175,219
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Partnerships:
Each location was challenged to partner with a local organization
to provide assistance to their Summer Reading Programs.
Branch Partners
BAIGrissom High School Cheerleaders, Barnes and Noble Jones Valley, Rave Motion Pictures Jones Valley
GUR Berry's Pizza, Piggly Wiggly
HAZMcAlister & Rogers Produce, Penny Wood, Huntsville Museum of Art, The Chris Shrader Band.
MAD4-H Club, Discovery Middle Band Students, Space & Rocket Center, My Spirited Art
MAI
Green Team of Huntsville, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, The Shell Club, Deb Richie, Cooperative and Extension Office of Radon, North Alabama Oratorical Society
MON Straight Blast Gym, Harvest Volunteer Fire Department
MUR South Pittsburg High School Science Department
NEW Inspired Arts and Crafts
OSC
Sparkman Homes Boys and Girls Club, Seminole Boys and Girls Club, Milestone Christian Academy, Second Mile Preschool, Church of the Nativity, WEUP, Sparkman Teen Center
RUSCherokee Nation, Durham School Bus, Berachah Gym/City of Huntsville
SHO Yarn Expressions, individuals from the community taught knitting
TRICrestwood Hospitals' Dietary Department and Triana's Boys and Girls Club
Systemwide PartnershipsCook’s Pest Control
DJ Kandy/Your Perfect Party
Early Works
Hudson Alpha Institute of Biotechnology
Insanity Skate Park
Little Gym
Mr. Waymon Krugh Magic Shows
National Weather Service
Nomadic Tapestry/Shahala Liz Butler
Red Cross
SARtec (Search and Rescue Dogs)
Sci-Quest
Patron Comments about the entire program:
“I liked the different programs offered and I also like the fact that ALL AGES WERE INCLUDED THIS YEAR!.”
“YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB!! PLEASE KEEP IT UP FOR 2011!”
“Keep up the hard work - we SO appreciate all you do for the summer reading program.”
Showers 13
Hazel Green 16
Russell 17
Gurley 18
Oscar Mason 21
New Hope 47
Murphy 52
Monrovia 52
Madison 68
Bailey Cove 106
Main Circulation
167
Total sign-ups 577
2010 Adult Summer Reading
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