BY ALEX REECE
Frisco Public Library sees record-setting numbers at new site
The Frisco Public Library’s first six months at its new facility were its busiest ever, library data shows. Once located in the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, the library made the move to a former rocket factory at 8000 Dallas Parkway in early March. The new space more than tripled the library’s size, allowing library staff and guests to spread out across 158,068 square feet. “We are thrilled at how much the community’s embraced [the new library] and is using it,” Library Director Shelley Holley said. The breakdown The busiest month so far has been July with 110,000 guests, Holley said. Before moving into the new space, the busiest July the library had seen was in 2019 with 81,000 guests. “That is 30,000 more people through the doors in a single month,” Holley said. “That’s [an extra] thousand people a day.”
What they’re saying The higher-than-ever volume of library patrons has led to a busier-than-ever parking lot, Holley said. The parking lot has 425 paved spaces total, not including some unpaved spaces reserved for library staff. With an average of 350 patrons walking in every hour, the spaces tend to fill up fast over the summer, Holley said. Keep in mind The high volume of guests is expected, Holley said. Computer labs, study and conference rooms, reading areas, makers spaces and a Tiny Town all draw in their own crowds every day. Going forward Library traffic will slow now that summer is over, but the library is studying parking demand and availability to see whether additional options need to be added in the future, Holley said.
Frisco’s bookworms Frisco Public Library has seen more than 100,000 visitors nearly each month since opening. July
was its busiest month. Number of guests 2023
102K 81K 82K 106K 110K 100K
March April May June July August
Number of checkouts July 2023
Physical checkouts
Digital checkouts
290K
89K
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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