Fiscal Year Library Statistics

Total Items Checked Out 348,554

Reference Questions 41,544

Door Count 188,806

Programs Held 1,173

New Patrons 2,382

New Titles Added 8,328

Program Attendance 40,585

Public Internet Sessions 84,083

Friendswood, TX 77546 416 S. Friendswood Dr.

The mission of the Friendswood Public Li-brary is to provide persons in the community confidential access to materials that can im-prove their minds, and also to provide an envi-ronment in which individuals may freely pursue intellectual, educational, and recreational

interests through diverse services and re-

Friends of the Library is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization made up of library patrons who

support the interests of the Friendswood Public Library. Through the use of membership drives, fundraisers and book sales, the organization is able to provide additional programs and activi-

ties that would otherwise not be available.

President: Maddie Short

Vice President: Jim Foreman

Treasurer: Randy Waibel

Membership: Mona Palmer

Book Sale: Diane Freeman

Chair: Diane Freeman

Vice Chair: JoBeth Brizendine

Members: Ted Thomas, Bryan Corey, Neeta Jambhekar, Elizabeth Stacy,

Madeline Short, Mike Czarowitz, and Benette Rowley

Council Liaison: Steve Rockey

FISD Liaison: Robert McCabe

Support the monthly book club, sum-mer youth, and adult reading programs.

Sponsor staff attendance to Texas Li-

brary Association Conference.

Purchase National Library Week gift giveaways for patrons.

Purchase library equipment.

Friends of the Library funds were used to:

2 Wireless virtual reality headsets

Anatomy body parts

Digitized local newspaper

Room Booking system

4K HD Projector

Mural in study room

The Children's Department offered 667 programs throughout the year for children of

all ages, which were attended by 34,428 people. For our youngest patrons, we held week-

ly and monthly storytimes and crafts with Rattle & Rhyme, Toddler Time, Preschool Storytime, Dia de los Ninos, Pancakes & Pajamas, Wacky Wednesday, Spanish Storytime, and STEAM nights. For those unable to make it to the library for all of these programs we also visited area preschools, daycares, and elementary schools to do regular sto-rytimes.

Families with older kids and teens

attended Zaki Con, Friday afternoon crafts and games, the Sherlock Holmes Book and Art Club, the Teen Advisory Group and more. We worked with area junior highs and intermediate schools to have programming for this age group including Brookside Book Club and Friday Lunch Book Club.

The library was one of 41 Texas public libraries to qualify for the Texas Municipal Library Di-rectors Association “2018 Achievement of

Library Excellence Award”. The library demon-strated excellence in 10 service catego-

ries including underserved popula-tions, summer reading, cultural and

507 programs and classes were offered and attended by 6,157 people.

Hosted online calendar/booking system

for meeting room registration. Provided monthly book club and basic

computer literacy classes, bi-monthly clas-sic movie nights, quarterly poetry read-ings, bi-monthly Workforce Solu-tions Job search seminars, summer reading challenge, Score Business workshops, weekly meditation pro-grams, family drum circle, and weekly chess club.

Provided monthly cultural and educational

programs featuring local resident authors, poets, veterans, historians, genealogists, health care professionals, artists, musi-cians, master gardeners, astronauts, and scientists.

Answered over 43,000 reference ques-

tions. Hosted Apollo 11 50th Anniversary panel