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Salmon Falls Library 2022-2023 Hours: Monday 3-6pm, Wednesday 4-7pm, Thursday 3-8pm, Saturday 9am-Noon This year, Salmon Falls Library increased its memberships by 36 households and 44 individuals. Our numbers for the 2022-2023 period: • 45-48 patrons per month • 1,157 items checked out this year • 6-7 people used the computer each month • 13 days every month volunteers worked in the library We launched “Paint Night” (“Paint Bars” are very popular throughout the country); everyone paints the same scene with instructions from the library director/artist/instructor. By the end of the workshop, participants leave with a finished painting and maybe an interest in a new hobby. We purchased all the materials we needed with a grant from the Maine State Library. SFL started a Puzzle Exchange, with puzzles donated from a patron who previously owned a puzzle store and had lots of leftover stock. It has been very popular, especially during the winter months. 15 people have participated. The Book Club continues with meetings every 6 to 7 weeks, with 5-6 people participating. SFL also ran a Summer Reading Program from June to September. Kids got prizes each time they returned the books and their reading logs. This year 9 kids signed up. We continued subscribing to the Bibliotheca Cloud Library e-book borrowing service through the Maine State Library and Tumbledown, a free reading resource for kids and teens. We increased the number of our volunteers this year. They help to make the library run

smoothly and efficiently. Respectfully submitted, Lynn Ericson, Library Director

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