The Redwood City Public Library is pleased to announce that it has again – for the fourth consecutive year - received the coveted “Five Star Rating” from the “Library Journal Index of Public Library Service,” the premier public library national rating system instituted by the Library Journal. Based on the 2014 score received from the Library Journal Index, the Redwood City Public Library is top-rated among all mid-sized and large library systems in the entire country.
“This is a great honor for the City and especially for our wonderful Library staff,” said Jeffrey Gee, Redwood City mayor. “Getting the top rating for the fourth year in a row really illustrates our success in making the Redwood City Public Library a place that connects our community. We’ll continue to work hard to maintain this ranking, and continue providing the Library services that the people of Redwood City really care about.”
Scores are based on per capita measurements including number of items borrowed, number of visits, attendance at activities, and level of public computer use. This means that the Library’s exemplary ranking is also a recognition that the people of Redwood City are very involved and engaged with their community library, taking full advantage of all the wonderful programs and materials available. Here are a few of the statistics that put the Redwood City Public Library at the top:
Over 1 million visits to Redwood City’s four branches, and 1.7 million items checked out
Over 2,000 uses of the Library’s community meeting rooms
130,000 volunteer hours were contributed by community members of all ages
About a thousand local teens used our Teen Center, averaging about 10 visits each
Over 9,000 community programs, events, and activities were conducted by the Library, with total attendance at 200,000
The Library’s public computers were used over 900,000 times
Over 20,000 books were added to the Library collection
For more information, please see:
http://www.redwoodcity.org/manager/news/2015/pr_lib_Rated_Number_One.html
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