Greenville Area Public Library Association

THE MISSION OF THE GREENVILLE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE OF OUR GREENVILLE AREA AND THE PERSONAL ENRICHMENT OF ITS RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING QUALITY MATERIALS, RESPONSIVE SERVICE, AND RELEVANT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THE LIBRARY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE, HEMPFIELD AND SUGAR GROVE TOWNSHIPS, AND TO ANY NON-RESIDENT MEMBER. WE WERE OPEN 2,241 HOURS FOR OUR 2,677 REGISTERED USERS PLUS VISITORS FOR A TOTAL OF 15,922 LIBRARY VISITS. OUR MEMBERS CHECKED OUT 26,519 ITEMS, INCLUDING 3,324 ELECTRONIC ITEMS. THIS INCLUDES DATABASES, EBOOKS, E-AUDIOBOOKS, AND E-MAGAZINES. THE LIBRARY HAD 40,288 PHYSICAL ITEMS AND 40,241 ELECTRONIC ITEMS, PLUS ACCESS TO 124 ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS AND 42 ELECTRONIC PERIODICAL TITLES. FOR THE FIRST TIME, OUR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES OUTNUMBERED OUR PHYSICAL COLLECTION, A TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE.THE LIBRARY OFFERED BOTH SYNCHRONOUS (LIVE) AND ASYNCHRONOUS (RECORDED) PROGRAMMING IN 2021. WE HAD 19 PROGRAMS FOR AGES BIRTH-5, 51 PROGRAMS FOR AGES 6-11, 20 PROGRAMS FOR AGES 12-18, AND 41 PROGRAMS FOR AGES 19+, AS WELL AS 3 GENERAL INTEREST PROGRAM SESSIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 134 SYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS. 1,263 PEOPLE ATTENDED THOSE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAD 52 ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS VIEWED 958 TIMES. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED STORY HOURS, READERS' THEATER, MOVIES, LEGO, YOUNG ADULT AND TWEEN BOOK AND ART CLUBS, AND CRAFT PROGRAMS. ALONG WITH THESE ACTIVE PROGRAMS, THE LIBRARY ALSO OFFERS PASSIVE PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THINGS SUCH AS COUNTING, COLORING, STORY WRITING, READING CHALLENGES, AND PUTTING TOGETHER JIGSAW PUZZLES. WE HAD 57 OF THESE SELF-DIRECTED ACTIVITIES IN 2021 WITH 662 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THEM.ALONG WITH PROVIDING MATERIALS, WE HAD 1,307 PEOPLE USING OUR INTERNET COMPUTERS AND AN ESTIMATED 2,704 USERS ON OUR WIFI. OTHER SERVICES THE LIBRARY PROVIDED ARE COPY, FAXING AND SCANNING, DISC CLEANING, OBITUARY RESEARCH, AND ROOM RENTALS OR USAGE. IN 2021 WE HOSTED A MONTHLY RETIRED TEACHER'S BOOK CLUB, TUTORS WORKING WITH STUDENTS, THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT STAFF WORKING WITH CLIENTS, HEAD START PARENT MEETINGS, CYBER-SCHOOL TESTING, THE MERCER COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH CLIENTS, THE MIDWESTERN INTERMEDIATE UNIT 4 FOR EARLY INTERVENTION MEETINGS, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL SPORTS AND GIRL SCOUT SIGN-UP EVENTS. WE ALSO HAVE A COMPUTER SET ASIDE FOR JOB SEARCH, RESUME CREATION AND SKILLS TRAINING.