Cincinnati: Public Library Use Reached an All-Time High in 2011

From the Cincinnati Enquirer:

By any measure, 2011 was “one for the books” at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
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Overall, Library customers borrowed more than 17.6 million items from the Library in 2011, putting total circulation for the year nearly 8 percent ahead of 2010. E-books, e-audiobooks, and other downloadable materials exploded in popularity, with use increasing 518 percent from 2010.
The Library added 3,000 new programs to its 2011 line-up, which attracted 105,000 more attendants than the previous year. When 2011 ended, the Library “closed the books” with more than 425,000 active Library Cards, 1.6 million customer computer sessions, and 8 million total visits, a 1.6 million increase from 2010.

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