Politics & Government
Over 180K Items Circulated by Library in 2010
A weekly column providing readers with the numbers that matter most in Marlborough. Whether it be population, city pay rates or a random interesting stat, you'll find it here.

The 's mission is to "create a community meeting house where citizens of all ages are free to gather and pursue common educational, cultural and recreational interests."
In 2010, they certainly accomplished that goal of bringing the community together. Here are the numbers according to the 2010 annual report:
182,041 items were circulated.
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1,608 museum passes were used.
280 programs were presented by the library's staff.
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3,290 people attended programs at the library.
9,579 materials were to the library's collection.
26,888 individual uses of library computers were recorded.
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