A quick look at the DCPL's stats for FY 2009/2010

1. BIG NUMBERS Black is blackA DAVIESS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

2. Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. - Anne Herbert, The Next Whole Earth Catalog.

3. A Snapshot of FY 2009/2010 DAVIESS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY l OWENSBORO KY BIG NUMBERS

4. } { JULY 2009 - In Fiscal Year 2009/2010… JUNE 2010

5. BIG NUMBERS 73,700 Daviess County residents had library cards

6. BIG NUMBERS 3,705 Daviess County residents became new library card holders

7. BIG NUMBERS 203 people attended FREE computer classes from May – September 2010 The DCPL began offering basic computer classes in May 2010

8. BIG NUMBERS 74,511 people used library public access computers

9. BIG NUMBERS 25,810 children participated in library programs

10. BIG NUMBERS 13,037 children received library outreach services

11. BIG NUMBERS 1,570 children were in the 2010 Summer Reading Program

12. BIG NUMBERS 18,521 books were read by children during the 2010 Summer Reading Program

13. BIG NUMBERS 206,000 books were in the DCLP collection

14. BIG NUMBERS $28,665 was received from grants and corporate donations

15. BIG NUMBERS 83,288 genealogy database searches were made by library customers ALA Graphics

16. BIG NUMBERS 32,696 holds were placed by library customers

17. BIG NUMBERS 10,164 magazines were checked out 209 magazine titles are available for checkout

18. BIG NUMBERS 29,696 music CDs were checked out 151,642 films on DVD/VHS were checked out

19. BIG NUMBERS 712,624 items were checked out

20. BIG NUMBERS 366,504 people visited the library

21. JUST KEEP GROWING! OUR BIG NUMBERS

22. Cutting Libraries in a Recession is like Cutting Hospitals in a Plague. – Heidi Goldstein