UPDATE. Elisha D. Smith Public Library, Menasha: Annual circulation and program attendance, 2009-2018

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

Elisha D. Smith Public Library events calendar

Ranked by percentage change in program attendance 2009-2018, high to low

Related posts:
Madison Public Library. (8/26/2019)
Milwaukee Public Library.  (8/27/2019)
Brown County Public Library.  (8/27/2019)
Appleton Public Library.  (8/27/2019)
Waukesha Public Library.  (8/28/2019)
Hedberg Public Library, Janesville.  (8/28/2019)
Kenosha Public Library.  (8/29/2019)
La Crosse Public Library.  (8/29/2019)
Marathon County Public Library.  (8/30/2019)
Neenah Public Library.  (8/30/2019)
Oshkosh Public Library.  (8/31/2019)
Racine Public Library.  (8/31/2019)
L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire.  (9/1/2019)
Wauwatosa Public Library.  (9/1/2019)
Fond du Lac Public Library.  (9/2/2019)
Middleton Public Library.  (9/2/2019)
West Allis Public Library.  (9/2/2019)
Brookfield Public Library.  (9/3/2019)
Mead Public Library, Sheboygan.  (9/3/2019)
Sun Prairie Public Library,.  (9/4/2019)
Verona Public Library.  (9/4/2019)
Manitowoc Public Library.  (9/4/2019)
West Bend Community Memorial Library.  (9/5/2019)
McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids.  (9/5/2019)
La Crosse County Library.  (9/6/2019)
Franklin Public Library.  (9/7/2019)


10/13/2018 update starts here.

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

11/5/2017 update starts here.

Source:  WI DPI Public Library Development Team

Elisha D. Smith Public Library in the news:
Menasha library remembers World War I with displays, presentations.  (Appleton Post Crescent, 10/11/2017)

8/21/2016 update starts here.

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data (2015 preliminary)

Recent Menasha PL news:
Menasha woman see library as community hub.  (Appleton Post-Crescent, 9/11/2015)

So when Hotynski retired in 2011 after working as a nurse in dialysis at local hospitals, the first thing she did was see if they needed help at the Elisha D. Smith Public Library in Menasha.

Original 9/4/2015 post starts here.

How libraries rank

Statistics found at Wisconsin Public Library Service Data: 1996 - Preliminary 2014. (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)

Elisha D. Smith Public Library website.



Related reading:
Libraries, patrons, and e-books.  (Pew Internet, 6/22/2012)

• Part 1:  An introduction to the issues surrounding libraries and e-books:  
• The strained relationship between libraries and publishers
• The current state of play between libraries and publishers 
• The rise of Amazon
• Part 2:  Where patrons discover and get their books
• The way people prefer to get books in general:  To buy or to borrow?
• Where did the most recent book come from?
• A closer look at libraries
• The e-book ecosystem:  Where do e-book readers start their search?
• Part 3:  Library users
• Demographics
• How important are libraries?
• Library users are more engaged with all kinds of reading
• Part 4:  How people used the library in the past year
• Book-borrowing patterns
• Print books
• Audiobooks
• E-book borrowers
• Using the library for research
• Research resources and periodicals
• Get research help from a librarian
• Part 5:  Libraries in transition
• How patrons' book-borrowing habits are changing
• Librarians:  Changes in library holdings
• The changing role of librarians
• The move to e-books
• Staff training
• Patron training