Circulation and Technical Services
Circulation for June 2026:
- Total circulation (physical items and Libby eBooks and eAudiobooks): 35,815
- Total physical item circulation: 30,087
- Total eBook circulation (Libby, Hoopla, Comics Plus): 3,551
- Total eAudiobook circulation (Libby, Hoopla): 4,155
- Streaming video downloads (Kanopy, Hoopla): 381
- Streaming music downloads (Hoopla): 44
- Digital magazine circulation (Libby): 2,717
In June 2026, Circulation and Technical Services:
- Processed 221 library card applications.
- Issued 187 parking permits.
- Received and processed 2,937 items from other libraries to fill holds.
- Pulled and transferred 2,229 items to fill holds at other libraries.
- Filled 4,534 total holds.
- Processed 399 withdrawn items.
- Received, processed, and added 1,357 physical items to library collections.
Compare to June 2025 Circulation (shown below):
- Total circulation (physical items and Libby eBooks and eAudiobooks): 36,980
- Total physical item circulation: 30,769
- Total eBook circulation (Libby, Hoopla, Comics Plus): 3,889
- Total eAudiobook circulation (Libby, Hoopla): 4,039
- Streaming video downloads (Kanopy, Hoopla): 474
- Streaming music downloads (Hoopla): 42
- Digital magazine circulation (Libby): 2,653
Outreach Services
Senior Services, Persons-at-Home (Sarah Derven)
During June Sarah:
- Visited 13 Outreach Sites
- Lead 6 Memory Care Writing Groups
- Visited and Delivered Materials to 10 Individuals
- Served 244 Patrons
- Loaned 777 items
- Made 66 Phone Calls
- Selected and Placed 267 items on Hold
- Renewed 150 Items
Community Events, Partnerships, Mobile Library (Jennifer Ogrodowski)
Programs and Outreach
- Shelters of Saratoga Book Group and Game Night
- Saratoga Farmers Market
- Greenfield Senior Center
- Her Story Book Group
- Wesley Craft Day
- Juneteenth Celebration at the YMCA
- Pride Festival
- Belmont Family Fun Day at the Racing Museum
- School Visits
- Senior Giveback Day
Statistics
- Attendance: 644
- Items Loaned: 5
- Cards Issued and Renewed: 3
Pride Festival
This year’s Pride Festival was wonderfully well attended. Jen O and Sarah Derven gave out several crates of withdrawn books to happy festival goers and engaged in some great conversations with community members.
Juneteenth Celebration
The 5th annual Juneteenth celebration was held at the YMCA. It was a beautiful celebration of freedom with performances by dancers, singers, and poets. Local politicians were also in attendance as well as other community organizations.
Adult Literacy and English Language Learning (Mary Ann Rockwell)
In addition to our regularly scheduled English Language Learning (ELL) and adult literacy classes, Mary Ann has expanded our ELL offerings by introducing a new book discussion group, Learn English: Read a Book. In May, participants read and discussed Charlotte’s Web, and in July, they will read To Kill a Mockingbird. Reading full-length books is an effective language-learning tool, helping participants build vocabulary, develop a more intuitive understanding of grammar, and strengthen reading and listening comprehension through exposure to natural language patterns. This new program provides learners with an engaging way to practice English while fostering conversation and community.
Continuing Education
I was grateful for the opportunity to attend StokerCon, including the StokerCon Librarians’ Day conference and the Bram Stoker Awards, and would like to thank the Library Administration and Board of Trustees for their support. This year, I also served as a Horror Writers Association conference volunteer, assisting with conference preparation, including organizing advance reader copies (ARCs), assembling attendee swag bags, and supporting registration. During the conference, I presented on two panels: one for Librarians’ Day on promoting horror programming and collections in libraries, and another alongside New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix on building relationships between authors and libraries. I also met with authors appearing at our August 4 HWA-sponsored Summer Scares event, cosponsored by the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library and Bailey’s Café, to coordinate event logistics, while also beginning recruitment for a Friends-sponsored “Halfway to Halloween” literary pub crawl planned for next spring. In addition, I connected with authors scheduled to appear at the Saratoga Book Festival. These relationships continue to create new programming opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and support the Friends of the Library and, by extension, the Library itself.
Respectfully submitted by:
Trevor Oakley, Head of Access and Outreach Services