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was to increase events by a third over <br />the life of the levy. In FY 2019 EPL <br />presented almost 2,300 <br />programs to more than <br />65,000 participants. <br />This exceeds our <br />goal of 1,800 <br />programs. <br />The programs <br />included <br />language-rich <br />activities for <br />young readers. <br />Each week, the <br />Library oers 12 story <br />times plus an osite <br />Storytime-To-Go program. We <br />held 791 free programs oered for <br />young readers with 27,206 participants <br />in FY 2019. <br />As our young readers progress into their <br />teen and young adult years, we adjust our <br />approach to meet them where they <br />are. Since 2018, EPL has joined <br />a national trend to engage <br />teens by focusing on <br />hanging out, messing <br />around and geeking out. <br />This has increased <br />opportunities for young <br />adults; and hundreds of <br />teens experience safety, <br />support and inspiration in <br />the Library each day. <br />We saw huge strides in this <br />eort. Teen programming and <br />attendance was our largest area of <br />growth. We nearly doubled teen-specic <br />programming to 355 activities and we <br />increased attendance by 87 percent. <br />We also said we’d add more Maker <br />opportunities. In addition to Maker <br />programs that are open to everyone, <br />Library cardholders have access to <br />workshops and independent project <br />work in our Maker Hub and Media Lab <br />in the Downtown Library. These spaces <br />allow community members to learn <br />and experiment with new digital and <br />technological tools without having to <br />invest in them at home. Nearly 3,000 <br />people used the spaces in FY 2019. <br />EU <br />G <br />E <br />N <br />E <br /> <br />P <br />U <br />B <br />L <br />I <br />C <br /> <br />L <br />I <br />B <br />R <br />A <br />R <br />Y <br /> <br />YEAR LEVYREPORT <br />Increase in hours at <br />both branches since <br />the beginning <br />of the levy. <br /> Increase in teen <br />programming <br />in the last year. <br />Increase in circulation <br />in the last year. <br />84.6% <br />89.8% <br />11.35% <br />Programs& ServicesMO <br />R <br />E <br />Hours & AccessMO <br />R <br />E <br />Materials &TechnologyMO <br />R <br />E <br />Accountability& Transparency <br />3 <br />ATTACHMENT A <br />January 27, 2020, Work Session - Item 1