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Woodstock Library Drawing 1000 Per Day

Monday, 13 February 2012 08:36

Woodstock's Public Library is adapting to the change taking place in the world of on-line reading. With the growing popularity of e-readers, the Library has been able to tap into that market, and actually grow their attendance. Library CEO Gary Baumbach says attendance was up 27% last year, from 286-thousand to over 363-thousand visits. That's an average of over 1000 visits a day. Baumbach explains why he thinks the Library is still popular in the electronic age. "We find in a virtual world people like to be alone with their devices, together. People don't like to be alone, alone. People are looking for that shared experience and the building itself is just so beautiful. It's just a really nice environment to read, to explore, to whatever." Baumbach says good customer service is also important. The Library continues to expand its programming, including a drop-in program that teaches new users how to use their e-readers to upload content from the Library. "We have a product called Overdrive. It allows you to download books onto their various readers. It's been really popular. We work with our customers so that they learn what's required to do it, and to maximize the benefit of our collections. We see those collections expanding in the future, but at this point, we've got content and people are coming to us." More details on the Library and its programs can be found here.

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