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A Message to our Donors...

Dear friends,

It’s so good to see you again! What a joy it has been to see so many smiling faces back at the library, and how encouraging it is to reflect on how far we’ve come together in the last two years.

2021 was a year of rebuilding, renewing, refining, reinvesting and rejoicing—thanks to you!

You helped us rebuild program attendance and not only meet, but exceed pre-pandemic levels by 45%!  In 2019 our program attendance was 12,748, and in 2021 it was 18,500. This increase is due to a full in-person and virtual events calendar that made programming accessible to more people than ever.

You helped us renew important relationships by simply walking through our doors. While we are thrilled to offer so many remote services, there’s nothing quite like seeing or talking to our friends and neighbors in person!  We also renewed 800 library cards in 2021, a 32% increase from 2019.

During 2020, you inspired us to try new things. Your recommendations and guidance helped us refine our services, ensuring that we offer what you need the most.  As we regained the ability to operate normally, we asked ourselves and you (through surveys) which of these new services did we all want to make permanent? And which existing services should we tweak to better serve you in a post-pandemic landscape? Your responses led us to important operational, programming and budgetary decisions that make us better able to engage, enrich and empower our community in 2022 and beyond.

You brought our virtual and print library to life again! Between 2019 and 2021, patrons just like you rediscovered our three most popular online categories (LinkedIn Learning, eBooks, and eAudio Books) and usage increased by an average of 45%! And while an increase in the usage of virtual resources may not come as a surprise, we also saw an increase in physical circulation in several categories. Our new adult fiction circulation was up by 83% (!), young adult circulation increased by 28%, and circulation of periodicals was up 34%.  Paying attention to these trends, we reinvested accordingly to expand capacity in these popular areas for you to enjoy in the future.

And finally, we rejoiced because of YOU. Thanks to your generosity on Giving Tuesday 2021, we were able to subscribe to a new service called hoopla. Hoopla is an online resource that offers patrons free online access to movies, TV shows, online courses, music, eBooks and eAudio Books. Many of you have been requesting hoopla for years. For those of you haven’t heard of hoopla, we encourage you to explore this delightful new service today!  Hoopla requires a yearly fee and we hope to be able to continue it going forward, but we’ll check the stats before the end of the year to make sure the usage is worth your investment.

We look forward to seeing you at the library and celebrating another GREAT year!

 
Charlie and Jessica

Charles W. Roraback, Past President
Jessica Gueniat, Director


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Interested in different ways to give? Below are the various types of donations you can make to the Torrington Library. 


​IRA Gifts:
If you are 70½ or older, you can make a tax-free distribution from your traditional or Roth IRA. You can donate up to $100,000 each year without incurring income tax on your withdrawal - it's an efficient way to support the causes that matter to you most. For more information,  please contact our Development Associate, Jessica Richardson.

General Donations:
You can make a general donation that is not specific to a fundraising event. Please click here to make a general donation. 

Memorial Donation:
Memorial contributions can be made online. You will be contacted to assure your contribution is being assigned to the correct memorialized individual.  Click here to make a memorial contribution. 

Materials Donation:
If you would like to make a materials (books, online resources, magazines, etc.) donation in memory or honor of an individual,  please contact our Development Associate, Jessica Richardson.

Become an Enriching Partner:
Enriching Partners are donors who give a recurring monthly gift to support the Library's operating budget. A recurring gift can often be set up directly through your financial institution, or we can provide a monthly payment book for you. For more information, visit our Enriching Partners page.

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Torrington Library
12 Daycoeton Place
Torrington, CT  06790
Ph: 860.489.6684
Fax: 860.482.4664
info@torringtonlibrary.org

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Library Hours

​10:00am-6:00pm  - Monday, Tuesday, Friday
10:00am-8:00pm  -  Wednesday & Thursday
10:00am-3:00pm  - Saturday
10:00am-1:00pm - Saturday July/August Only

The Children's Room closes 15 minutes before the rest of the library.
The public computers shut down 30 minutes before the rest of the library. Thank you! 
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  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Trustees
    • Book Nook
    • Library Tours >
      • Virtual Tour
    • Contact/Staff Directory
    • Directions & Parking
    • Employment Opportunities
    • History
    • Hours & Holiday Closings
    • Library Policies
    • Mission/Guiding Principles
    • School Outreach
  • Using My Library
    • Apply for a Card
    • Search Our Catalog
    • Cake Pan
    • ClearView Vision Reader
    • Copier & Fax Services
    • Curbside Pickup
    • Customized Book Order
    • Fine Free Info
    • Interlibrary Loan
    • Library Hotspot
    • Library Pass Program
    • Loan Periods
    • Newspaper Archives
    • Microsoft Office
    • Periodicals
    • Public Internet Access
    • Renewals
    • Room Rentals >
      • Community/Meeting Rooms
    • Tax Forms
    • Quiet Study Rooms
  • My Account
  • Online Resources
    • Ask a Librarian
    • FamilySearch
    • Featured Resources
    • Historical Documents
    • Hoopla
    • Kanopy
    • LinkedInLearning
    • Mango Languages
    • Libby E-Books/Audio Books
    • Libby Help
    • ResearchIT CT
    • Social Service Directory
    • Tumble Books
  • Children
    • Welcome
    • Events
    • Children's Mural Project
    • Letters Are Characters
    • Teacher's Toolbox
    • Tumble Books
    • Torrington Public Schools
  • Teens
    • Welcome Teens
    • Teen Events
    • Teen Advisory Board
    • Teen Summer Reading
    • Sponsor a Teen
    • D&D Club
    • Mural Project
    • Teacher's Toolbox
    • For Students
  • Events
    • Event Registration
    • Book Clubs
    • Calendar of Events
    • Upcoming Events Blog
    • Murder in the Stacks
    • Salem Witch Trails Virtual Mystery
    • Titanic Virtual Game
    • Taste of Torrington
  • Donate
    • Donate Today
    • Enriching Partners
    • AmazonSmile
    • Planned Giving
    • Used Books
    • Dictionary of Torrington Biography
    • Donor RSVP