Your Visit Counts! Peterborough Public Library Celebrates Counting Week

November 16–22, 2026 | Libraries Count. Communities Benefit.

Every visit, every borrowed book and every library service used helps tell the story of how our community connects with Peterborough Public Library.

From November 16 to 22, Peterborough Public Library is participating in Ontario Public Libraries Annual Survey Week, also known as Counting Week. Throughout the week, libraries across Ontario collect information on how their spaces, collections, and services are used.

Whether you're browsing the shelves, borrowing books, attending a program, using a computer or exploring digital resources from home, your library activity helps demonstrate the important role public libraries play in their communities.

Why does Counting Week matter?

The information collected during Counting Week is shared with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, contributing to provincial library statistics and helping libraries better understand how their communities use library services

For Peterborough Public Library, it's also an opportunity to highlight the many ways people connect with the Library, beyond borrowing books.

"Every day, people use the Library to learn, connect, and access resources. Counting Week helps us capture community use, demonstrating the ongoing value of library services in Peterborough,” says Melissa Redden, Director and CEO of Peterborough Public Library.

How can you take part?

It's easy! Simply use the Library during Counting Week.

• Visit the Main Library or the Miskin Law Community Complex Branch.

• Browse the shelves and borrow something new.

• Attend a library program or event.

• Use a computer, study space or other library service.

• Explore the Library's digital collections and online resources.

If you're browsing in the Library, leave any books you've looked through on the designated tables rather than returning them to the shelves. This helps staff count how often materials are being used, even when they aren't borrowed.

Libraries Count. Communities Benefit.

Every visit and every interaction helps tell the story of a library that connects people with information, resources and each other.

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