Annual Report to Our Community
For Year 2025
THRALL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN & WALLKILL
Published May 2026
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2025)
- Marlena F. Lange, President
- Evelyn Ortega, Vice-President
- Tonia Crown, Treasurer
- Susan Wyman, Secretary
- Fran Amelio
- Joseph Ruyack
- Narene Russell
Thrall Statistics for 2025
Items in the Library's Collections:
- Total Reference Transactions: 12,104
- Items in the Library's Collections:
- Adult Fiction (36,287) + Nonfiction Print (99,482): 135,769
- Children's Fiction + Nonfiction Print: 46,874
- Total Print Materials: 222,255
- Total Other Physical Materials (audio, video, etc.): 17,628
- Physical Print Additions to the Collection: 5,348
- Electronic Books (eBooks, eAudio, etc.): 33,112
Adult Library Items Borrowed:
- Print Fiction: 26,659
- Print Nonfiction: 15,847
- Other Adult Materials: 21,757
Children's Library Items Borrowed:
- Print Fiction: 26,621
- Print Nonfiction: 7,832
- Other Children's Materials: 1,453
Library Items Circulated:
- Physical Items Borrowed: 99,169
Interlibrary Loans of Library Items:
- Received at Thrall: 18,907
- Provided by Thrall to the Library System: 26,237
Library Programs for the Public:
- Adult Sessions: 152
- Total Children's Sessions: 86
- Early Literacy Sessions: 59
- One-on-One Sessions: 213
- Young Adult (YA) Program Sessions: 9
- Total Summer Reading Sessions: 62
Other Statistics:
- Board Meetings: 13
- Annual Library Public Computer Use: 11,087
- Total Library Visits: 71,572
- Total Library Wi-Fi Sessions: 10,250
- Total Operating Fund Receipts: $ 4,357,322
- Registered Borrowers: 9,437
- Total Service Population: *59,174 people (*per the 2020 Federal Census)