Counting Week 2025

Show your support!

As part of the information sent to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming, Clarington Library, Museums and Archives has designated its Counting Week as Monday, October 14 to Monday, October 20.

Discover CLMA!

• Visiting our libraries or museum!
• Checking out a book!
• Signing up for a library card!
• Going to a storytime!
• Streaming an album or audiobook!
• Making a 3D print!
• Attending an author visit!
• Joining a tour!
• Exploring your family history!
• Learning something new!
• Liking our social media posts on Facebook or Instagram!

It all counts!

Anonymous statistical information sent to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming includes:

• Circulation of materials, including books, magazines, movies, eBooks, etc.;
• In-library materials use;
• Use of eResources and database searches;
• Use of public computers and WiFi;
• Reference inquiries;
• Visits to the Library, including walk-in and electronic; and Social media impressions.

Statistical information is gathered and administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport, which requires all public libraries in the province to measure their activities during a typical week in October or November. The gathered data is vital in providing a representative snapshot into a library’s daily use, and helps identify usage trends and opportunities for growth or new initiatives.

Similar statistics will be recorded by other public libraries across the province this season as part of Ontario Public Libraries Annual Survey Week, which helps create a picture of public library usage locally and throughout Ontario. The measures are similar from year-to-year and the same for all public libraries, allowing for a comparison of performance measures and overall use of the library’s materials, resources, and services over time, and with other libraries across Ontario.