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Weekly Update – January 13, 2015

2014 in Numbers

2014 AR Wordcloud
We had a grand 2014! We deduplicated some records, added some new members, expanded our collections, and provide our patrons with the materials they wanted. We expanded our cooperative buying opportunities and saw increased discounts from vendors. And we met up and talked about what’s important for our libraries, our services, and our community.

Quick View

  • Active Evergreen Indiana Member Libraries: 107
  • New Member Libraries in 2014: 3
  • 2014 Resident Taxpayer Base: 1,030,052
  • Counties with an EI Library: 60
  • Items Owned: 6,980,377
  • Unique Titles: 2,468,609

Moving Materials

  • 2014 EI Circulations: 8,348,826
  • 2014 Juvenile EI Circulations: 3,261,646
  • 2014 Total Transits: 614,362
  • 2014 Hold Transits: 264,929

Gathering Professionally

  • 2014 Trainings Held: 27
  • 2014 Regional Roundtables: 5
  • 2014 Conferences: 1
  • 2014 Committee Meetings: 19

eIDC Annual Stats

The eIDC saw outstanding growth in 2014. Overall circulation was up 38.3% over 2013. We added periodicals and a new juvenile interface.

  • Member Libraries: 86
  • New Member Libraries in 2014: 4 5 (The emailed newsletter has the incorrect value.)
  • Unique Titles: 27,941
  • Unique Borrowers in 2014: 15,450
  • 2014 Total Circulations: 374,208
  • 2014 Juvenile Circulations: 63,210

Support News

The Indiana State Library will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2015 to observe the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Support will be limited to emergencies during the closure.

Member News

  • Jefferson County Public Library welcomes Interim Director Virgie Dowell.
  • Lincoln Heritage Public Library welcomes new Director Faye Terry (beginning January 19, 2015).
  • Syracuse-Turkey Creek Public Library welcomes new Director Kim Blaha.

Deadlines

The library card and barcode pool is now open! Check your stocks and prepare your orders.

Upcoming Evergreen Indiana Training Opportunities

Our live trainings are on hiatus as we continue preparing the asynchronous courses. We will announce new live trainings and webinars as they are scheduled.