The 2009 annual report for the Cranbury Public Library summarizes the library's activities and highlights for the year. It notes that over 50,000 items were checked out by 65,000 people, 6,600 reference questions were answered, and 5,000 people attended 263 programs. The report also highlights the library's role in education, cultural enrichment, lifelong learning, and providing free access to information. It concludes by noting several of the library's 2009 highlights, including receiving a grant to serve the autistic community, purchasing a defibrillator, and an employee placing third in a state video contest.

1. 2009 Annual Report
Libraries are more important than ever.
April 26, 2010
Marilynn Mullen, Director

2. Libraries are much more than books.

3. Library resources and programs are
more popular than ever.
• 65,000 people checked out over 50,000 items. 217 people created their own
• 6,600 questions were answered. sundaes as part of
• 5,000 people attended our 263 programs. Be Creative @ your library.

4. Libraries play a vital role in the
education of children.
Toddler Time, Reading Buddies and Summer Reading programs.

5. Libraries promote cultural
enrichment and lifelong learning.
Let’s make a Mural! Cranbury Jazz
Flower design workshop with Kathy Burke.

6. The library is the only place providing free,
equal and comprehensive access to
information and resources.
VITA volunteer, Tom Ward
giving free assistance with
tax preparation.
Students studying in the
library after school.

7. The Internet complements libraries
and cannot replace them.
Computers
in use.
Black
History
Discussion
Outreach
Librarian
Jan Murphy

8. Libraries provide a tangible
return on investment.
What $175 gets you
at the bookstore.
When you could be checking out
all this at the library each week!

9. Libraries are the heart of the
community they serve.
Marching in the Memorial Day
parade and Cranbury Day corn.

10. 2009 Highlights
Signing a lease agreement with the
school and…
…reconfiguring
the library.

11. 2009 Highlights
Receiving a grant to
provide service to the
autistic community
and sponsoring several
programs for autistic
adults.

12. 2009 Highlights
Purchasing a defibrillator for the library and
providing CPR training for all staff members.

13. 2009 Highlights
According to the Library Journal Index of Public Library
Service, Cranbury Public Library placed in the top 5%
of American Libraries in our expenditure category.
Program Public Internet
Expenditure Category Circulation Visits Attendance Computer Use
$400K- $999K Per Capita Per Capita Per Capita Per Capita
Cranbury Public
Library 11.0 19.1 0.95 6.5
Average Values 9.1 6.8 0.45 1.4

14. 2009 Highlights
Doug Baldwin taking third place in the NJ State
Library video contest "Solving Life's Problem's“.