About the Library
General Information
Top 10 Reasons to Visit Your Library
- Free DVD and VHS movies
- Free Internet access
- Free programs for every member of your family
- Hundreds of magazines to browse, borrow, or read online
- Music on CD
- Audiobooks on CD and cassette
- Best sellers
- Large type books
- CD-ROMs with educational games and software
- Research assistance from a librarian
You’ll also find fiction and nonfiction books on nearly every topic, telephone books, newspapers, a local history collection including postcards of Randolph’s Grand Hotels, and two rooms you can reserve for your organization’s meetings.
How You Used Your Library in 2006
- 161,000 visitors borrowed 1,000 items each day.
- You borrowed:
- 143,000 fiction books
- 97,000 movies
- 65,000 nonfiction books
- 23,000 music CDs
- 15,000 audiobooks and readalongs
- 6,000 magazines
- 3,000 computer CD-ROMs
- You reserved 20,000 items.
- 17,000 items from other libraries were delivered here for you to pick up.
- You chose the Internet 22,000 times from library computer menus.
- You searched online reference databases 24,300 times and viewed 24,800 articles and documents, doing two-thirds of these searches from home.
- Each month, 2,000 unique users visited the library web site.
- 12,500 children and teens attended 451 programs.
- 3,700 people attended 98 programs for adults.
- 1,500 people attended programs held in the library by outside groups.
Vision
Our overall vision recognizes that the library should:
- serve as the principal center for information, culture, and community activities
- be regarded as a friendly, accessible, dynamic organization that responds to community needs
- actively promote the availability of its services and programming to the community
Mission
Our mission is to provide services and resources to assist users in expanding their knowledge and talents, making informed decisions, enriching their leisure hours, and enhancing their daily lives.