2023 Annual Update

MIDPOINTE LIBRARY SYSTEM

2023 ANNUAL UPDATE

Adults and children learned how to draw Van Gogh sunflowers in the Family Art Workshop.

Teens tap into their inner artist and creativity with arts, crafts and other projects in the D.I.Y. Workshop.

Lakota West students present an ASL (American Sign Language) Storytime at the West Chester branch.

MidPointe offers opportunities weekly for seniors to enjoy a free lunch, activities and a chance to socialize.

MidPointe Library System serves the population of 200,000 residents in eastern Butler County, Ohio with the best in educational and entertaining Library services, materials and programming.

REVENUE

Public Library Fund State Funding

$6,754,498 (64%) Property Tax Levy Local Funding

$3,410,506 (32%)

EXPENSES

Investments & Earning $233,369 (2%) Replacement & Fees $26,273 (.25%)

Sales $48,340 (.45%)

Salaries & Benefits $4,984,378 (51%)

Facilities Projects $331,319 (3%)

Donations & Misc $143,355 (1.3%)

Library Materials $1,479,970 (15%)

Capital Purchases $1,010,599 (11%)

Purchased Services & Supplies $1,784,905 (19%)

MidPointe’s current levy was passed in 2010 and renewed in 2015 and 2020. This .75 mill levy does not rise with property values or adjust with inflation, is equivalent of a .4 mill levy today.

Since 2010, MidPointe has doubled, with three additional locations (including the Bookmobile) to meet patron need and provide equitable services throughout eastern Butler County.

Senior Programs MidPointe offers three opportunities every week for seniors to enjoy a free lunch, activities and a chance to socialize! Those 60+ can join in Lunch & Leisure at MidPointe Library Trenton on Wednesdays, MidPointe Meals in Monroe at the Monroe Community Room on Thursdays and Friends, Food & Fun for Seniors at MidPointe Library West Chester on Fridays. Together with our partners, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Meals on Wheels Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky and the West Chester Coalition for Seniors, we are able to provide over 100 meals a week.

2023 SYSTEM STATISTICS

Items Circulated

2,031,961

Total Card Holders

178,756

Door Count

600,548 Reference Questions

145,548

Programs & Attendance

3,275 programs 82,319 attendees

Wifi Users

111,190

“Nobody uses libraries anymore… People don’t read books these days… With the internet you don’t even NEED libraries…”

While there are a number of misconceptions about libraries, we are happy to share that MidPointe is busier than ever, more engaged in our community than any point in our 111 year history and a vital resource for the region.

2023 Pointes of Pride • I nnovation Pointe, MidPointe’s makerspace, continues to support creativity, entrepreneurship and local organizations by providing the tools to create 4,485 projects in 2023!

•M idPointe Library West Chester and EDGE Teen Center partner to support nearly 80 teens every day afterschool, providing programming, volunteer opportunities, homework help and more.

Meeting Room Reservations

10,402

1983 vs. 2023 Library Open Hours: 3,380 vs 9,577 Circulation: 551,676 items vs. 2,031,961 items 2010 vs. 2023 (Since the passage of the current levy) Programs: 1,261 vs. 3,275 Program Attendance: 40,313 vs. 82,319 eBooks in the Collection: 31,922 vs. 524,016

•L ibrary outreach staff visit 30 pre-schools and daycares a month, bringing storytimes right to little readers!

•A case manager from Sunrise Treatment Center is now available onsite at MidPointe Library locations for assistance with community resources and mental health services.

•T he MidPointe Pop-Up Library visits retirement communities in the service area and medical facilities like Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus!

MIDDLETOWN

125 South Broad Street Middletown, OH 45044 513-424-1251 Mon–Thurs • 10 AM–8 PM Fri & Sat • 10 AM–5 PM Sun • 1–5 PM (Labor Day-Memorial Day)

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WEST CHESTER

9363 Centre Pointe Drive West Chester, OH 45069 513-777-3131 Mon–Thurs • 10 AM–8 PM Fri & Sat • 10 AM–5 PM Sun • 1–5 PM (Labor Day-Memorial Day)

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TRENTON

200 Edgewood Drive Trenton, OH 45067 513-988-9050 Mon–Thurs • 10 AM–7 PM Fri & Sat • 10 AM–5 PM Sun • CLOSED

MidPointe Moving Forward •M idPointe will open a new 21,000 square foot building in Liberty Township in mid-2025. This facility will support this growing area with suitable space for Library collections, services and programming!

•M idPointe Library Middletown will open a NEW makerspace in fall 2024. Featuring a sound booth, large format printer and more, this space will create opportunities to make, create and innovate.

•M idPointe is honored to partner with Lane Libraries to become the administrators of the Butler County chapter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio. This book gifting program sends one free book a month to children age 5 and under!

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MONROE

1 Tennessee Avenue Monroe, OH 45050 513-360-6224 Mon–Thurs • 10 AM–7 PM Fri & Sat • 10 AM–5 PM Sun • CLOSED

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LIBERTY

7100 Foundry Row, Suite S-234 Liberty Township, OH 45069 513-318-1580 Mon–Sat • 10 AM–7 PM Sun • 1–5 PM (Labor Day-Memorial Day)

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Starting Pointe We know the journey to early literacy should START as soon as possible. In 2023 MidPointe launched Starting Pointe, an early literacy initiative designed to build an early foundation for lifelong learning. Enrollment is free and available for parents/guardians and their babies ages six months and younger and living in MidPointe Library System’s service area.

Enrollees receive a Starting Pointe literacy kit, mailed directly to their home. The kit includes a board book, items to engage your little one while sharing stories, literacy tips specifically tailored for the age of your child, information about community resources (including how to register for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio) and baby’s first Library card!

MidPointe also knows how valuable a lifelong relationship with your library can be, so even when your little one isn’t so little anymore, we will be in touch to share new literacy tips for growing kids, a special gift to celebrate baby’s first birthday and more!

This project was supported in part by federal Institute of Museum and Library Services funds, granted through the State Library of Ohio.

Your Journey to Early Literacy Starts Now