[Michlib-l] MeL Minute: MeLCat: a Year in Review

[Megan Dudek]

[A picture containing text, clipart, sign  Description automatically generated]A big thank you to all the libraries and library staff who helped make MeLCat successful in 2022!

In 2022, MeLCat welcomed five new libraries:

  *   Benton Harbor Public Library
  *   Chelsea District Library
  *   College for Creative Studies
  *   Crystal Falls District Community Library
  *   Kalamazoo Valley Community College

More than 1 million items were requested by patrons throughout the state of Michigan. August 2022 was the busiest month, with patrons placing a whopping 98,567 MeLCat requests! Altogether in 2022, more than 974,000 items were loaned out to patrons all over Michigan.

The top 5 most requested titles via MeLCat were:

  1.  Where the Crawdads Sing<http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb37380455> by Delia Owens
  2.  It Ends With Us<http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb29995894> by Colleen Hoover
  3.  Firekeeper's Daughter<http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb41701536> by Angeline Boulley
  4.  The Lincoln Highway<http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb41755063> by Amor Towles
  5.  The Personal Librarian<http://search.mel.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb41556942> by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

In the Library of Michigan fiscal year (October 2021 – September 2022), the top five lenders were:

  1.  Capital Area District Library
  2.  Genesee District Library
  3.  Monroe County Library System
  4.  Rochester Hills Public Library
  5.  Kent District Library
While the top five borrowers were:

  1.  Capital Area District Library
  2.  Kent District Library
  3.  Monroe County Library System
  4.  Ann Arbor District Library
  5.  Jackson District Library

In 2022, MCLS MeLCat staff helped libraries with many MeLCat questions or issues, and more than 2,800 tickets were opened by library staff.

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Thanks,
Megan

Megan Dudek
MeLCat Training & MeL Support Librarian
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)
(517) 481-2794

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