Snapshot: A day in the life of Volusia County Public Library
VCPL took part in a statewide effort to document the many ways people use library services on November 2, 2011. Visit the Florida Library Association for state-wide results.
Library staff took pictures of activities, gathered statistics on usage and collected customer comments showing how patrons used their libraries that day. The Florida Library Association, which coordinated the effort, will post results online.
Snapshot Day 2011 slideshow on Flickr

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Statistics collected from all VCPL branches
for the Florida Library Association's Snapshot Day:
November 2, 2011
- How many people visited the library? 11,112
- How many library cards were issued or borrowers registered? 138
- What was the total circulation for the day? 12,155
- How many people used computers? 1,717
- How many people were taught computer skills? 388
- How many people did you assist with applying for government provided benefits (food stamps, social security, etc.)? 74
- How many job seekers were helped? 44
- How many reference questions were asked? 1,982
- How many students were helped with homework? 162
- How many adults (ages 18 & up) attended a program, event or class sponsored by the library? 178
- How many young adults (ages 13-17) attended a program, event or class sponsored by the library? 93
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How many children (ages 12 & under) attended a program sponsored by the library? 342
Snapshot of virtual use statistics
(additional statistics collected by VCPL):
- Number of Wi-Fi users? 964
- Number of visits to library web site? 2,526
- Number of users accessing the Newsbank newspaper database? 163
- Number of downloadable audiobooks and eBooks checked out? 145
- Number of patrons downloading audiobooks and eBooks? 94
- Number of songs downloaded? 80
- Number of patrons downloading songs? 32
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