Statistical Adventures at Winter Haven Public Library

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Currently on hiatus! A bimonthly podcast that dives deep into the fascinating world of library statistics. Tune in every other month as we look at and explore different stats from our library and discuss what trends they might show and why this data is so important. Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

  1. Mar 8

    This One's Our Romantasy Episode

    This episode is dedicated to one of Skylyn's favorite genres... Romantasy! Listen in as we look at where this blended genre got started and discuss the stats of certain titles. We also have a special guest join us who knows absolutely nothing about romantasy, so play along as we play a game of Romantasy or Fantasy! Time Stamps: Upcoming Events - 4m 50s History of Romantasy - 12m 40s Romantasy or Fantasy Game - 25m Our Romantasy Books - 36m 45s Currently Reading - 59m 30s Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    1h 6m

  2. 12/15/2025

    This One's for The Friends of the Library

    It's the Friends of the Winter Haven Public Library's 50th anniversary! This episode is dedicated to all the amazing past, present, and future volunteers that dedicate their time and energy to helping make our Friends group the best! It's also our final episode of 2025! Time Stamps: Upcoming Events: 2min 50sec Friends of the Library: 8min 45sec Podcast Year-End Wrapped: 38min 10sec Currently Reading: 41min 45sec Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    49 min

  3. 10/02/2025

    This One's Our On-Sale Episode

    This episode we explore Publisher Weekly's September on-sale calendar to see what new books are being published. We look at the different genres, how many new titles from the list our library has acquired, and more! Time Stamps: Upcoming Events - 3m 35s On-Sale Calendar - 10m 15s Currently Reading - 42m 40s MusicCredit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, FreeMusic Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    48 min

  4. 08/20/2025

    This One's Our Books on Books Episode

    Join us as we talk about the fun fall programs we have starting back up, and do a deep dive into a section of our non-fiction books... books ABOUT books! Time Stamps: Upcoming Programs: 2m 30s Books on Books: 11m 45s Currently Reading: 27m 15s Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    38 min

  5. 07/16/2025

    This One's Our First Official Side Quest

    Join us on this little side quest where we talk about book covers! You can follow along with us and see all the covers we are talking about at the linked article below. Let us know in the comments what covers attract you and what ones you would never pick up off a shelf! https://lithub.com/the-167-best-book-covers-of-2024 Time Stamps Upcoming Events: 2m 55s Book Covers: 6m 35s Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    34 min

  6. 05/16/2025

    This One's All About You

    This episode we dive deep into our historical records and explore the statistics that you, our patrons/listeners, help contribute to! We look at the trends for our circulation count, patron library visits, and program attendance, going as far back as we could find. Time Stamps: Upcoming Programs: 2m 25s Circulation Numbers: 9m 5s Visitor Numbers: 26m 30s Program Attendance: 32m 25s Currently Reading: 45m Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    50 min

  7. 03/24/2025

    This One's All About Our Programs

    We have so many programs and events that we had to dedicate a full episode to talking about everything! Listen to this episode to learn about all our offerings, and hopefully find something new you can join us for. Listen through the whole episode to find out how you can earn a gold star...sticker! Time Stamps Upcoming Events: 2m 40s All Programs: 12m 15s Currently Reading: 59m 15s Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    1h 7m

  8. 02/14/2025

    This One's Our Anniversary Episode

    Happy Anniversary! We made it to our one year anniversary! A giant THANK YOU to all of our listeners for joining us on this journey! In this episode we break down our 2024 checkout stats and our very own podcast stats. For our anniversary, we also talk about which episodes have been our favorite to make and give listeners a small behind the scenes look with a blooper reel! Link to article mentioned in episode: "Top Syndetics Unbound Titles of 2024" Time Stamps Monthly Events: 2m 30s 2024 Circulation Stats: 5m 25s Podcast Stats: 48m Blooper Reel: 56m Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

    59 min
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Currently on hiatus! A bimonthly podcast that dives deep into the fascinating world of library statistics. Tune in every other month as we look at and explore different stats from our library and discuss what trends they might show and why this data is so important. Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" by Computer Music All-stars, Free Music Archive licensed under CC BY 4.0

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