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<br />_. <br />_ « ~ <br />-- ~~ <br />Mfr; ~ _ f _ _ -1 <br />~~ ~ - <br />r --~ <br />- ~i~' -~ -! - --- <br />~ , f. <br />,, <br />r.a9y ,','pia.. /^"~.. ci~c~~!~ ~t',,"~..: <br />-...~ , ~ <br />~ ~; , <br />1 ~`~ ~1 ~~ <br />~.i <br />Downtown Library Reading Room <br /> <br />EPL also collaborates with partners to provide programs to the <br />public, including local schools, community non-profits, and MA]OR <br />members of coalitions such as Readin' in the Rain. And, EPL <br />partners within the City organization to provide free performances ACCOMpL1SHMENTS <br />in connection with the Hult Center and storytelling programs for <br />City events such as the Multicultural Festival. ^ Increased convenience of self- <br />t - ~ - ~ ,, service stations and e-mail notifica- <br />~ ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ` ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ tion; as aresult, arecord-breaking <br />f ~~ -=-i <br />'I ` °; 2.16 million items were checked out. <br />~~ ~ <br />~ ~; ~ ~ ~ _ <br />~ ~ ~' ~ ~ ^ Added 82,000 new items: books, <br />~~ ; ~, / ~ .~.y. ~ ~' _;,~ Y -' ~ audio books CDs films on DVD and <br />- ,•~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ video and more. <br />-- ~ ~ , <br />~ i f '~ ~`~ ~;_~_ ~~ ~~ ~r/~ ~ ,~~ ''~ ^ Expanded evening and weekend <br />''F "' _' Library hours, with free parking <br />-~ ~~, ~ ~ - during the new hours, for the entire <br />~. _ -- year. <br />"; ~~ . ~Q ~ ~ ~ ^ Increased Library visits 14% over <br />~ ~ ~ last year. <br />` ~ -~ <br />- -.. d = ~ ^ Benefitted from 28,700 hours vol- <br />a a - ~ a <br />' unteered by 365 Library supporters. <br />Entry Garden at the Downtown Library <br />6 <br />