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John P. Foreman was the customer who checked out the 1,000,000th item at the library Monday. With his luck, he might want to play the lottery this week.
Other library milestones
• 1989: The library exceeded 500,000 checked out items.
• June 2007: More than 1,000,000 visits were made to the website (www.mcpld.org).
• 2008: More than 500,000 visits made to Mesa County Libraries.
• June 2007: More than 1,000,000 visits were made to the website (www.mcpld.org).
• 2008: More than 500,000 visits made to Mesa County Libraries.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Nov. 16 was an exciting day for Mesa County Libraries. For the first time, 1,000,000 items were checked out in a single year. As the largest library on the Western Slope, Mesa County Libraries move thousands of items per day, giving Director Eve Tallman confidence that this record would be reached in 2009.
“Reaching one million checkouts in a single year is a great indicator of the rising popularity of the library,” Tallman said. “It means our citizens are finding a good value - books, movies, and audiobooks that are of interest to a wide variety of visitors. The library strives to have something for everyone.”
More items to choose from, hours that better serve the needs of the community members, and new branch locations in Clifton and Orchard Mesa are important contributors to the increased visits and borrowed items.
“Tough times for personal budgets also come into play,” said Tallman, “indicating library users tend to check out books and movies rather than rent or purchase.”
“The library and the services we provide are more relevant than ever. More and more people are turning to their local library for their reading, computer training, Internet access and information needs,” said Shana Wade, Public Services Director. “It's the place to be.”
“Reaching one million checkouts in a single year is a great indicator of the rising popularity of the library,” Tallman said. “It means our citizens are finding a good value - books, movies, and audiobooks that are of interest to a wide variety of visitors. The library strives to have something for everyone.”
More items to choose from, hours that better serve the needs of the community members, and new branch locations in Clifton and Orchard Mesa are important contributors to the increased visits and borrowed items.
“Tough times for personal budgets also come into play,” said Tallman, “indicating library users tend to check out books and movies rather than rent or purchase.”
“The library and the services we provide are more relevant than ever. More and more people are turning to their local library for their reading, computer training, Internet access and information needs,” said Shana Wade, Public Services Director. “It's the place to be.”
