Welcome to 2026!
If you're like me, the start of 2026 may have felt a bit heavy. Whenever I feel like this, I always focus on ways I can add some positivity to my surroundings. That got me thinking about one of the greatest joys of my life - working at your Cedarville Community Library. So, for this first blog of 2026, I want to share some of our library joys of 2025.
- 62,758 items circulated in 2025 at Cedarville. We currently have 4,266 people with library cards that say Cedarville is their home library, so that's almost 15 items checked out by each person. Throughout all of GCPL, 2,876,681 items circulated!
- We provided 427 programs, with 16,338 in attendance. 142 programs for kids, 135 adult programs, and 150 programs for multiple ages. Throughout all of GCPL, 4,167 programs were provided!
- 20,930 snacks were provided to our patrons.
- 111 teacher collections were created with 3,166 total items. Most were hand delivered to Cedar Cliff Schools and the Learning Center.
- There were 39,150 visits to the Cedarville Community Library.
- We welcomed three new fabulous staff members - Abby Adelhardt (Circulation Clerk), Nicole Anderson (Youth Services Librarian), and Tylee Southwell (Circulation Clerk).
- One of our librarians welcomed a beautiful baby girl to her family.
- Over 800 people came to the library's Little Town of Lights celebration and 485 attended our Summer Reading Kickoff Party.
- Finally, the Cedarville Community thoroughly spoiled the library staff at Christmas, bringing us hot cocoa, cookies, chocolates, cinnamon rolls, and all kinds of delicious treats - including delightful music from Cedar Cliff School's second graders. Look at all their beautiful faces!
It is a true privilege to serve the Cedarville Community at your Library. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and hope to share more joyful moments with you all in 2026!
Nancy Madden
Head Librarian, Cedarville Community Library
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