As of: February 26, 2024, 7:00 a.m
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Hannah Vogel, the head of the Geretsried city library, drew a positive balance for 2023 at the most recent meeting of the Committee for Youth, Seniors, Social Affairs, Culture and Sport.
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The Geretsried City Library is more than just books.
It is developing into a lively meeting place.
Head Hannah Vogel reported to the committee.
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– The Geretsried city library is not only a first-class contact point for bookworms, but also a cozy meeting place for young and old.
There were numerous events on Adalbert-Stifter-Straße last year.
In the Committee for Youth, Seniors, Social Affairs, Culture and Sport, head Hannah Vogel looked back on 2023.
Away from the “pure lending location” to the place of residence
“It was the first year without any Corona restrictions,” she reported, emphasizing that the facility is moving away from being a “pure lending place” and becoming a place to stay.
“As a rule, we have 4,000 to 5,000 visitors a month.” In 2023, the facility had a particularly large number of visitors in March and November, because there were some class tours and the nationwide reading day in November.
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New registrations have been increasing for years
There was also positive news about new registrations: more and more people want a library card, the numbers have been rising for years - with the exception of the Corona years.
“In 2019 we had 603 new registrations, in 2023 there were 787,” reported Vogel.
Around 2,900 active readers borrow media.
There were a total of 153,427 loans in 2023, of which 22,962 were digital loans.
Children's and young adult books were borrowed the most - there were 46,160 loans in this group.
“This is encouraging in terms of promoting reading,” commented Vogel.
This refers to fiction and sound recordings.
Game console is the hit in the “library of things”
Members of the city library can not only borrow media.
The “Library of Things” opened at the end of 2022.
Vogel also had nothing but positive things to say about it: “We received a lot of good feedback.” The sustainability aspect behind it was particularly highly valued.
The best seller among the “things” is the Nintendo Switch, a games console.
But telescopes, popcorn machines and ukuleles are also in demand.
For example, a boules game was newly purchased.
But the “Library of Things” should not only cover fun and games, as Vogel reported, but also the area of “learning”.
That's why there is an anatomy model.
Also new are learning pens with which you can learn on various topics on the tablet, such as “reading and writing” or “nature”.
Vogel emphasized: “The only way to meaningfully promote reading is through a living library.”
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Offers for kindergartens and schools
That's why a number of events were on offer in 2023: Christmas picture book cinema, Easter crafts, author readings, testing VR glasses, young adult book club and the reading summer - to name just a few.
A total of 3,429 people took part in the city library events.
In addition, offers for kindergartens and schools, such as W seminars at high schools, research training and a program on the subject of fake news, ensured young popularity.
A lot is planned this year
Vogel has big plans for the current year.
Just recently an “escape game” was well received.
It will be repeated in the fall.
There is also “Late Night Learning” on several evenings in April and June – an offer for graduating students “who don’t have enough rest at home to study,” the facility manager explained the concept.
Next on the program is a reading with Jakob Schwerdtfeger from his book “I see something that you don't see, and that is art” on Monday, March 4th.
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