Between the Stacks: Week of August 26th

I love statistics, and this year the Whitehall Community Library's (110 W First St - Whitehall) end-of-year report amazed even me! From July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, your library had 56,469 patrons cross our doors; they checked out 24,276 items, and 9,605 attended 664 programs. Staff gave out 144 library cards; answered 2,762 reference questions, 1,402 technology questions, and 3,876 general questions. The computers logged 4,873 hours of use, while 660 patrons used the Wi-Fi for 1,234 hours. Montana Library 2 Go had 5,447 checkouts online, and we had a record 800 young adults attend programs...