ANNUAL REPORT 2023 MAIN • BOLIVAR • STRASBURG • SUGARCREEK • TUSCARAWAS • MOBILE SERVICES TUSCARAWAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM www.tusclibrary.org | 330-364-4474 COMMUNITY IMPACT 659 PASSPORT REQUESTS 2,491 ITEMS PICKED UP AT THE 24/7 LOCKERS IN NEW PHILA & SUGARCREEK 495 VISITS TO HOMEBOUND CUSTOMERS 191 VISITS TO AREA NURSING HOMES 719 CRATES OF BOOKS WERE DELIVERED TO TEACHERS IN 5 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 18 SCHOOLS, AND 64 CLASSROOMS 59 ITEMS DELIVERED WITH OUR BOOKS BY MAIL SERVICE 887 SUMMER MEALS SERVED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TUFF BAGS AND AREA LOCAL CHURCHES Established in December 2019, the Tuscarawas County Public Library Foundation was created as a way to ensure a permanent source of income that will continue to grow with the financial support from supporters of the Library. Income from the foundation helps ensure the Library’s programming and services continue for generations to come. 30,388 REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED 648 NOTARY REQUESTS $52,192.52 BALANCE AS OF 12/31/2023 3,045 HEALTHY SNACKS WERE GIVEN TO KIDS AND TEENS AT ALL LIBRARY LOCATIONS
155,232 VISITS TO OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM (FIVE LOCATIONS AND A MOBILE SERVICE DEPARTMENT) Director’s Note: As we moved out of the global pandemic in 2023, the Tuscarawas County Public Library System set its sights on re-engaging the community through programming, services, and community partnerships. We held 1,654 library and outreach programs across our system - 12% more programs than the previous year. We added to our collection, including non-traditional items like additional hotspots, museum passes, memory kits, pickleball sets, and traffic cones. We also invested in technology offerings in 2023. We completed a much-needed networking project across our system to ensure that the library could continue to bring high-speed Internet access to our customers. We reopened, refreshed, and revamped our five MakerSpaces. Our Main Library and Tusky Branch MakerSpaces were each updated to include a 5-in-1 heat press and a sublimation printer. We increased the number of public computers across our system. We saw more than 52% increase in overall computer usage in 2023, and an 86% increase in public Wi-Fi usage in and outside our buildings. Through a generous donation and a partnership with the New Philadelphia City Parks, the library installed a StoryWalk® at the Southside Community Park in New Philadelphia. The library also spread access to reading materials by installing its 12th Little Free Library in Stonecreek. Our library system engaged the community in donation drives, which resulted in the collection and distribution of 1,140 items for seniors in area nursing homes and residential communities and 633 personal items to students in local school districts through a partnership with Tusc Against Trafficking. Our library’s Betty Lou Honaker Books for Babies Trust Fund provided 155 books, 77 of those bilingual, to babies born at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital. Finally, in 2023 we invited the community to join us in looking toward the library’s future by providing input in our strategic planning process. With feedback from the community, staff, and administration, the library developed its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan with goals and objectives that will focus on making our libraries accessible for all, celebrating diversity, collaborating within the community, supporting lifelong learning, optimizing our assets, and helping to meet the community’s social service needs. We are excited for 2024 and look forward to the privilege of serving you. Sincerely, Michelle McMorrow Ramsell 406 MEETING ROOM RESERVATIONS (SPACES AT THE MAIN LIBRARY AND BOLIVAR BRANCH) 724, 822 PRINT, NON-PRINT, AND DIGITAL ITEMS WERE CHECKED OUT AMONG ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS (FIVE LOCATIONS AND A MOBILE SERVICE DEPARTMENT) 908 HOTSPOTS CHECKED OUT 911 LIBRARY OF THINGS AND STEAM KITS CHECKED OUT
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