The Borough of

Kingston

500 Wyoming Avenue , Kingston, PA 18704 | 570-288-4576 | 570-288-9493

 

Hoyt Library

January thru December 2011

Total circulation of books, audio cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and videos: $97,474
If users had purchased at an average price of $30 each $2,924,220

Librarians answered 18,439 questions.
If a fee-based service was used for each question at $10 each $184,390

The Library subscribed to more than 140 magazines, journals, Newspapers and databases valued at $8554


Programs
14,717 patrons attended more than 549 programs for adults and children.
If users paid $10 each $147,170

14,172 patrons used the Free Internet
If users paid $5 each $70,860

517 uses of the free labs by tutors and students
If users paid $30 for each use $15,510

341 uses of the Community Room by groups, organizations and individuals
If users paid $50 for each use $17,050

Access to POWER Library and other online database in the Library and remotely 24/7 $65,000

The Hoyt Library generated over $3.4 million worth of great services in 2011; And – YOUR LIBRARY CARD IS FREE

More than 92,700 people visited the library January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.


On the 298 days we were open:

  • An average of 311 people visit the library daily
  • An average of 327 items are borrowed daily
  • An average of 62 reference questions are answered daily
  • An average of 48 people accessed the internet daily
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