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ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19

Library Annual Report of the Mechanic Falls Public Library 2018

The Mechanic Falls Public Library Association continues to remain dedicated to improving all options to the residents of Mechanic Falls. We are currently looking for a few new members to help with different activities. If you have an interest in seeing how we work, our meetings are on the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm. The Children's Story Hour meets weekly, on Monday morning, from 9:30 to 10:30. It is a great time for children to learn listening skills and a time for the parents to meet and talk while the little ones are occupied. All are welcome. We usually read 2 books and then have a seasonally appropriate craft. The Summer Reading program this past year was Libraries Rock. The theme related to all types of music. Monday was the project day. We were able to make musical instruments, rain sticks and kazoos. Our final project involved painting rocks as a souvenir of the summer. I had 34 children signup and 26 completed the program. Callen Wentworth (age 3) had 101 books read to her and Charlotte Tolliver completed 88 books. This year's theme is A Universe of Stories. The program will run from July 8th to July 29th. Call or visit the library for more information. Gifford's ice cream donated a free kid’s size cone for each child that signed up, and the Sea Dogs donated a free child's ticket to a home game. The Library book discussion group meets the second Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 7 pm. The books chosen vary and are distributed the month before the book group meets. Call or visit the library to find out what we are currently reading. The Mechanic Falls Public Library had 3,431 patron visits this past year. We had 2,603 adult fiction and non-fiction books circulate, 355 interlibrary loans made and 54 e-books from the cloud library downloaded. Our adult and children's programs had a total of 196 people attending for the year. Five hundred forty-seven DVD's circulated and 2,750 children's books went out. The library has three public computers and one lap top for public use. They were used a total of 559 times. Nine hundred thirty reference questions were asked and answered. By using the information above and applying it to the "library use calculator" from the Maine State Library, our library services to the town of Mechanic Falls had an estimated value of $118,877. We have new books coming in monthly and we also have the free interlibrary loan system available for our residents. Stop by, get a card and see what we are all about.

Thank you for letting me serve as the Mechanic Falls Library Director.

Nancy L. Petersons

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