Sample Press Release/Summary of Activities
Include your library’s logo
and/or a picture of Snapshot
Day activities. Be sure to
provide photo credits.
Library PR Contact:
Include the name of the person,
phone number, and email
DATE
Headline: Select (or create) one that works for you!
Some examples: A Day in the Life of the (Your) Library; Zooming in on (Your) Library’s
Activities; Library Snapshot Day at the (Your) Library.
City Name—Texans really do love libraries! This spring, 501 Texas libraries joined libraries across
the country in participating in Library Snapshot Day. This event, sponsored by the Texas Library
Association, was created to let all types of libraries record information about what happens in a
day in the life of a library. In Texas, libraries in school campuses, colleges and universities,
government and corporate settings, and in cities and counties were able to pick one day
between April 26 and May 7 to hold the event.
[Insert paragraph about your library. Use your library’s snapshot information.]
At the XX library, which serves xxx [e.g., students/faculty, members of the public, etc. – however
you want to define your service population], Snapshot Day was held on XX. During that day, the
library received xx visitors onsite, xx Web visitors, and circulated xx materials.
One enthusiastic library visitor said, “include customer quote.”
Library Director xx says, “ [example quote] Our library serves our customers/students in so many
ways. During our Snapshot Day, we were able to capture the energy and vitality in programming
and services. [Provide a couple of sentences explaining how capturing a day in the life of your
library highlights the important role it plays for the people it serves.]”
The statistics gathered included a count of in-person and virtual visitors to libraries, the number
of books and audio visual materials borrowed, and data on the reason why people use libraries.
The purpose of Texas Library Snapshot Day was to capture the diversity of services and
programming at the state’s libraries.
ABOUT PARTICIPATING LIBRARIES
Of the 501 libraries participating in Texas Library Snapshot Day, 21 were academic libraries, 109
were public libraries, 367 were school libraries, and four were special (e.g., government or
corporate) libraries. With about 6,500 libraries statewide, the participating libraries offer a good
sampling of activities statewide.
SUMMARY OF DATA
When preparing your summary, you have a couple of options of how to present data.
===Press Release OPTION 1===
If useful, use the statewide averages for the library of your type (i.e.., academic, school, public, or
special) to measure against your stats. Edit out the stats of library types not relevant to you.
In ONE TYPICAL DAY, an ACADEMIC LIBRARY …
 is visited (onsite and online) by 10,911 students and faculty
 has over 1,300 visitors to databases
 has over 900 computer sessions
 circulates 388 materials
 has over 150 students participating in library programs or instructional sessions
 answers 71 reference questions
 fulfills almost 30 interlibrary loan requests
 has an average attendance of 50 students in computer and technology classes
 serves over 61 students in bibliographic instruction
 is used for completing homework/coursework, accessing databases, conducting
specialized research, reading newspapers & magazines, finding entertainment, accessing
general reference sources, conducting health or business research, preparing for
certification and test-taking, searching for jobs, and building resumès
In ONE TYPICAL DAY, a Branch or Public Library Outlet …
 is visited (onsite and online) by 1,092 people
 has over 368 visitors to databases
 offers 176 computer sessions
 circulates 913 print and AV materials
 issues almost 12 new library cards
 has 182 people attending library programs and instructional sessions
 answers 156 reference questions
 fulfills over 7 interlibrary loan requests
 has 115 children, 22 teens, and 19 adults attending programs
 offers computer classes serving 18 people and library instruction sessions serving 38
people
 has 37 people in the library for meetings
 reaches about 91 people through outreach efforts
 is used for completing homework/coursework, accessing databases, conducting
specialized research, reading newspapers & magazines, finding entertainment, accessing
general reference sources, conducting health or business research, preparing for
certification and test-taking, searching for jobs, and building resumès
In ONE TYPICAL DAY, a SCHOOL LIBRARY …
 is visited (onsite and online) by 256 students and faculty
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has over 621 visits to databases
offers 169 computer sessions
circulates 235 print and AV materials
has over 110 students participating in library programs
provides instructional sessions for over 120 students
answers almost 25 reference questions
offers over four sessions on computers and technology attended by over 90 students
provides tutoring or homework assistance to over 22 students
provides bibliographic training to almost 75 students
has almost three collaborative sessions with faculty involving almost six other teachers
holds over two organized meetings serving almost 40 people
is used for completing homework/coursework, accessing databases, conducting
specialized research, reading newspapers & magazines, finding entertainment, accessing
general reference sources, conducting health or business research, and preparing for
test-taking
In ONE TYPICAL DAY, a SPECIAL LIBRARY…
 is visited (onsite and online) by 671 people
 has over 707 visits to databases
 offers 127 computer sessions
 circulates 170 print and AV materials
 conducts programs serving 52 people
 offers two instructional sessions serving 21 people
 answers 14 reference questions
 processes 21 interlibrary loan requests
 has almost 84 children and teenagers attend programming
 has over 13 people attend meetings
 is used for completing homework/coursework, accessing databases, conducting
specialized research, reading newspapers & magazines, finding entertainment, and
accessing general reference sources
After you select the statistics for your type of library, include comparable statistics from your
library (from data from Library Snapshot Day).
===Press Release OPTION 2===
Skip including the statewide average for your type of library above and just list statistics for your
own library.
TEXANS SPEAK
The XX library took the opportunity during Snapshot Day to document what our customers say.
[Include student/customer comments. You can use comments from your library or select some of
the comments from the statewide pool. See the complete report for statewide comments.]
Texas Library Snapshot Day was sponsored by the Texas Library Association as part of a national
campaign by states to zoom in on the unique and information-rich interactions happening every
day in every library throughout the country.
For additional patron comments, statistics, and photos of the [Your Library Name] Library’s
Snapshot Day, go to: XXX. [You’ll want to provide a way for people to get more information
about your event and about your library on your own website.] See
www.texaslibrarysnapshotday.org for data from all participating libraries.
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[Provide the name of your library, a quick sentence describing your mission, your address, and
contact name and contact information.]