SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Mesa Public Library Sees Over 2.7 Million Items Borrowed

Episode Date: September 29, 2026

Send us a text and chime in!Mesa Public Library (MPL) cardholders borrowed more than 2.7 million items in 2025, an estimated value of .5 million for borrowed materials rather than purchased materials. The numbers highlighted as part of National Library Card Sign-Up Month in September show how residents are using Mesa Public Library for books, digital resources, programs, technology, and more. 1.7 Million Physical Circulation Number of times physical items, like books or DVDs, were borrowed. 1 Million Digital Circulation Number of times digital items, like eBooks or audiobooks, were borrowed. 127K Library Cardholders 901K Visits to a Library 69K Event & Program Attendance "Today's libraries...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/mesa-public-library-sees-over-2-7-million-items-borrowed/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text-to-speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. Mesa Public Library, NPL, card holders borrowed more than 2.7 million items in 2025, an estimated value of $24.5 million for borrowed materials rather than purchase materials. The numbers highlighted as part of National Library Card Sign-up Month in September show how residents are using Mesa Public Library for books, digital resources, programs, technology, and more. 1.7 million. Physical circulation. Number of times physical items, like books or DVDs, were borrowed. 1 million. Digital circulation. Number of times digital items, like e-books or audiobooks, were borrowed. 127K. Library. Cardholders. 9.1K. Visits to a. Library.

69K. Event and program attendance. Today's libraries offer so much more than books, and Mesa Public Library is proud to provide a true range of resources, services and experiences at all of our branches, said Mesa Library Director Polly Bonnet. We're excited to see so many people taking advantage of everything their library has to offer, and we're grateful to be a part of their lives in our community. At Mesa Public Libraries, residents can find a wealth of resources, including shelves packed with books and movies, an extensive digital collection of e-books, audiobooks, and streaming music, movies, and TV shows, all accessible from personal devices. MPL also offers free events for all ages, language learning

resources and support for businesses, job seekers and entrepreneurs. Cardholders can use Wi-Fi, computers and other technology like 3D printers in the ThinkSpot makerspaces. The library also offers less traditional items and experiences, including passes to local arts and cultural institutions, seeds for gardens, sports equipment, citizen science kits and more. Mesa Public Library has four full service branches. Main Library, 64 East First Street. Dobson Ranch Library, 2425 South Dobson Road. Red Mountain Library, 635 North Power Road. Gateway Library, 5036 South Eastmark Parkway. MPL also operates the Mesa Express Library at Brady Park, which opened in 2023 and offers a collection of popular books and various self-service options. In

2024, MPL launched the Readrunner Bookmobile, a mobile library designed to make books and resources more accessible to the community. Mesa Public Library cards are free for anyone who lives, works, attends school or owns property in Maricopa County. To sign up for a card or to learn more about the library's resources and programs, please visit mesaLibrary.org. Data reflects statistics from fiscal year 2025, July 1st, 2024 through June 30th, 2025. Read more stories from the Phoenix area on signalsos.com. Subscribe and be the F-1 RST 2-No.