“Snapshot Day" at the Killingworth Library

On Tuesday, April 19, the will be taking a ‘snapshot’ – collecting information to capture the impact the library has on the community on a typical day.

Libraries all over the state participate in the annual event. This is the second Snapshot Day, sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association, the Connecticut State Library, and the Connecticut Library Consortium. Last year, 136 libraries participated.

Last year, on Connecticut’s first Snapshot Day: 

• More than 80,600 people visited Connecticut libraries.
• People borrowed nearly 100,000 books, DVDs and other materials.
• Close to 13,000 people used computers at their library.
• Nearly 10,000 people attended a program or class at a library .
• 113,000 people visited Connecticut library websites.

Among the exciting activities going on at the Killingworth Library on Snapshot Day is an “Amphibian Election”. Ranger Russ Miller of the Meigs Point Nature Center will be bringing live amphibians native to Connecticut to the library. Kids will learn about their environment and vote for the coolest looking amphibian!

In these difficult economic times, Connecticut’s libraries are busier than ever, with people coming not only to check out books, but use computers, look for a job or attend the many programs our libraries offer. 

All across the state, libraries are the cornerstones of their communities, places were people come together to visit, learn and share ideas.

Again this April, we hope once again to capture a slice of library life. There will be a chance for patrons to comment on what their library means to them, and pictures from libraries all over the state will be available on the Snapshot Flickr page. 

Please visit the Snapshot website, http://snapshotctlib.wordpress.com/ to find out more about this exciting project. Better yet, visit the Killingworth Library on April 19 and become a part of Snapshot Day 2011.

The library will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 8 p.m.