Feb. 18—The library experienced a successful year with the addition of new cardholders and new books and the successful undertaking of numerous events for youth and adults.
The library wrote and received a state grant for a “diversity audit” with the goal of adding diverse books to the library collection.
“We analyzed the population of Limestone County and focused on adding books in the areas of Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, and Easy Readers (Picture Books),” Jen Baxter said. “As a result of the state funding, we added 1,352 new books to the collection, which not only strengthened our library collection, but has strengthened our understanding of the available collection, its current gaps, and how to be more inclusive in future collection analysis and development.”
The library added 2,752 books, bringing the total to 77,399 books in its physical collection and 68,946 digital books…
