Patrons of Apache Junction Public Library borrowed 168,714 books, 161,187 items of e-content, 130,600 DVDs, 5,911 audiobooks and 2,868 music CDs in the fiscal year ending May 31, according to an annual report accepted recently by the city council.
The total physical circulation — the number of times items were checked out at the library, 1177 N. Idaho Road — was 318,067, which is a slight increase over last fiscal year. The 2021-22 fiscal year report didn’t include a specific breakdown of types of items borrowed, but showed a physical circulation of 311,873 and an e-content circulation of 151,151, according to city records.
The number of active card holders decreased. For 2022-23, there were 32,653. In 2021-22 there were 36,830, according to the reports.
