Welcome to the Butte College Library's Wrapped for 2024! Students did a lot at the library this year, and here's the proof:
Design by Rachel Arteaga
- From January 1 - December 5, we had:
- 70,987 patrons come through our doors at the Main Campus
- 11,137 patrons come through the door at the Chico Center
- In total, that is 4.66 times the amount that can be held at the Golden One Center, and would almost fill up the Rose Bowl.
- Of course, that isn't really unique patrons; we have many satisfied students who come back again and again. Many of those students used our study rooms, worked on library computers, or did research for their academic topics. Probably a few of them took restful naps, too!
- Most Used Database: Proquest, with 11,726 searches.
- Top 5 searches in the library catalog:
- learning English
- sleep
- World War II
- menopause
- water knife
- Top 5 books checked out (evidently our Ghibli Reads display was a success!):
- Freedom libraries : the untold story of libraries for African Americans in the South, by Mike Selby
- How the word is passed : a reckoning with the history of slavery across America, by Clint Smith
- Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
- Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, with story and art by Hayao Miyazaki
- Maus I : a survivor's tale : my father bleeds history, by Art Spiegelman
- Reserve books checked out: 638
- Top 5 films watched on Kanopy:
- Technology: we provide laptops and wi-fi hotspots for checkout at Main, Chico, and Glenn campuses, and there's more demand than supply, but we're always working on getting more! In 2024:
- 92 checkouts of laptops
- 94 checkouts of hotspots
- Plus, our study rooms were usually full; there's no telling how many people used them.
That's a wrap for 2024! Best of luck with finals and we look forward to seeing you in Spring 2025!