2016 was a year full of innovation and service designed to meet the needs of Central Rappahannock Regional Library's customers. We helped the public, both person-to-person and online; checked out hundreds of thousands of useful and entertaining in-hand and digital resources; and partnered with dozens of caring organizations in the community as we continued our mission to create a lifelong love of learning for everyone.
2016 Awards
- 4-star Star Library award by Library Journal
- Assistant Director Chris Glover awarded Public Library Innovator Award by the Virginia Library Association
- Librarian Christie Hoerneman awarded Top Ten of the NextGen by Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
- CRRL awarded Family Favorite for Tutoring by Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine
CRRL by the numbers in 2016
Customers Served
- 2,284,200 online through librarypoint.org, the CRRL mobile app, Bibliocommons, and social media
- 38,121 in our community through outreach, lobby stops, daycares, and festivals
- 1,996,158 in branches
- 316,303 population in our growing region
Ready for Checkout
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566,627 books
- 117,561 eBooks
- 7,872 eAudio
- 69,925 CDs and DVDs
Collection In Demand
- 4,228,457 total library items circulated
- 507,522 by self-checkout
- 129,714 by download
Lifelong Learning Customers
- 88,100 at classes and events
- 815 at Training on Demand
- 54,931 at early literacy storytimes
Partnering with the Community
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3 branch gardens produced 618 pounds of food
- 86 summer lunch events served 8918 meals to area youth
- 91 total community partners
Public Service
- 953,213 WiFi visits
- 385,369 research questions answered
- 185,292 customers attended 22,281 meetings at branches
