Your Library Wrapped 2022

This year was one for the books—literally!

Inspired by the popular Spotify Wrapped campaign, let's take a deep dive into how you used your Library in 2022, and celebrate some top borrowed books, resources, and stats of the year.

In 2022, our collections were off the charts

• You let us add to your #TBR pile from these top three staff lists, opens a new window:
  • Top 10 Best Seth Godin's Books You Must Read!, opens a new window
  • Anne Shirley, Home Child, opens a new window
  • If You Liked Disney's Encanto , opens a new window(Shhh—we don't talk about this list)

• For the second year in a row, these authors topped our book-borrowing charts:
  • James Patterson, opens a new window
  • Louise Penny, opens a new window
  • Danielle Steel, opens a new window

Your E-Library was just a click away

• From January to October, these were our top-used online resources, opens a new window:

• 1,102,444 OverDrive e-Books and Audiobooks, opens a new window borrowed.
• 124,616 OverDrive e-Magazines, opens a new window borrowed.
• 184,163 PressReader, opens a new window magazines and newspaper issues borrowed.
• 23,304 Family history documents retrieved through Ancestry Library Edition., opens a new window

We saw a 10% increase in website page views overall—thanks for checking in on us!

Social media was your source for all things us

• Our top-played trivia on Instagram Stories was Book Quotes, with 306 players.
• Your favourite 2022 video on our YouTube, opens a new window channel was Mary's African Cuisine Workshop: Okra Stew, opens a new window with 1,204 views.
• We trended on TikTok, opens a new window, with 5,696 views on our Mega Domino Topple, opens a new window video.
• You loved seeing Library moments, meaningful conversations, and creative content on Instagram, opens a new window—we see you, Library Wrapped 2021.

At home and in person, our programs stood out

• From January to October, adults and youth loved our in-branch activities and take-home kits. We organized a combined total of 864 activities and kits, counting 86,694 participants—this number doesn't include our popular warm drinks, snacks, and lunches served at our Library locations!
• Top-attended programs:                     
  • Adults, opens a new window: In Conversation: Peter Mansbridge, with 210 attendees.
  • Teens, opens a new window: From Passion to Profession with Teens Now Talk, with 141 attendees.
  • Kids, opens a new window: Pajama Party, with 105 attendees.
• Top-attended Adult virtual program:                     
  • African Heritage Month Opening Night, with 985 attendees.
• 5,705 kids took part in the TD Summer Reading Club., opens a new window

And these stats were especially awesome

• We received 21,955 new library card, opens a new window sign-ups. Starting a new chapter together—we love it! 

• From January to October, we had 1,986,133 people visit the Library—as of December, we are well over 2,000,000 visits.
• Our top visited branches were:
  • Halifax Central Library, opens a new window
  • Keshen Goodman Public Library, opens a new window
  • Woodlawn Public Library, opens a new window

That's a wrap! Thank you for making us a part of your year—see you in 2023, Halifax.

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Want a refresher on how this year's stats stack up? Revisit Your Library Wrapped 2021., opens a new window