Public Library Survey UPDATE

I’m here with an update on the 2025 Public Library Survey. 

As of 10:30 a.m. today [Friday, Mar. 20], fifty-seven (57), or roughly 25%, of all participating NH public libraries have submitted their surveys. Well done, folks! *cheers, applause, and cries of “huzzah!”* 

As for the rest of you, 😉 there are 42 days left to the April 30th submission deadline. You can do it! Please send me your data.

A note:

Edit Check problems
There have been some continued problems with a few of the edit checks popping up when they shouldn’t, most notably with the Young Adult Programs and General Interest Programs auto-filled totals (3.1c – Programming Totals). It is an added irritation that you don’t need. I’ve submitted a help ticket with Counting Opinions, the survey vendor, and I hope to have those problems corrected soon. In the meantime, if any of these edit checks appear while verifying your library’s survey, adding an explanatory note to the line where the error appears should clear them.  

Screenshots of examples of the annoying edit checks and where to enter a note: 

Please contact me if you’d like to talk through, walk through, or video-call through the survey and its idiosyncrasies. I’m here to help!

A Happy Vernal Equinox to you all,
Jen

Jennifer M. Finch (she/her)
Reference Librarian and State Data Coordinator
New Hampshire State Library
N.H. Department of Natural & Cultural Resources
20 Park St.
Concord, NH 03301
Office: 603-271-2060
Ref Desk: 603-271-2144
Jennifer.M.Finch@dncr.nh.gov