About Statistical Adventures at Winter Haven Public Library
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
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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
15 Dec 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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
2 Oct 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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), FreeMusic Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
20 Aug 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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
16 Jul 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 (https://lithub.com/the-167-best-book-covers-of-2024)
Time Stamps
Upcoming Events: 2m 55s
Book Covers: 6m 35s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
16 May 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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
24 Mar 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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
14 Feb 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" (https://proquest.syndetics.com/news/2025/01/08/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" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
12 Dec 2024
This One's Our Staff Picks Episode
Staff members at Winter Haven Public Library share their favorite book picks, highlighting new titles and hidden gems to discover your next favorite read.
3 Nov 2024
This is Our TBR Episode
The scene: a relaxing mountain getaway to a cozy cabin. What three books are you bringing from your TBR pile? Listen in as we share our top choices and then let us know in the comments what books you would be bringing along!
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events - 3m 9s
TBR - 6m
Currently Reading - 26m 27s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
15 Oct 2024
This One's Our Scary (Movie) Episode
We are taking a small break on books this month, and talking about another item our library provides... movies! And with it being October, we thought it the perfect time to talk about scary/horror movies! Listen in to join us... if you dare!
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events - 2m 20s
Scary Movies - 6m 5s
Currently Reading - 43m 40s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
12 Sept 2024
This One's Our Series Episode
It's Series September! This month we picked series that we loved and dove deep into their stats and fun facts. Join us on this fun ride back to the early 2000s as we explore the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir, the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer, and the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik!
*Slight spoiler alert for the mentioned series
Time Stamps
Monthly Events: 4m 30s
The Locked Tomb: 13m 25s
Twilight: 21m 25s
Temeraire: 1hr 35s
Currently Reading: 1hr 23m 35s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
10 Aug 2024
This One's Our Summer by the Numbers
Last episode, we told you all the fun plans we had for Summer... now listen in as we break down all the stats from our Summer programs! Guest Starring: Our youth librarian, Corinne!
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events - 2m 55s; Adult Stats - 10m 25s; Children Stats - 26m; Corinne Interview - 40m 20s; Page Count - 56m 30s; Currently Reading - 1hr 3m 40s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
5 Jun 2024
This One's Our Summer Episode
It's summer! For libraries, this is our busiest time of year and we always have so many things happening from reading challenges, to displays, to programs. This episode we are breaking down all the amazing and fun summer activities we have planned... with a surprise special guest! Tasha also has a fun and interesting side quest to take listeners on that you don't want to miss!
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events: 4m 30s
Big Summer Breakdown: 7m 15s
Tasha's Side Quest: 26m 45s
Currently Reading: 40m 40s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
4 May 2024
This One's Our New Episode
Welcome back nerds! This episode is all about new books! We sat down with our librarians and learned all the behind the scene details on how, when, and why new books are purchased. We also take a look at our library's circulation stats to find out just how many new books are being checked out monthly.
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events: 3m 30s
What are New Books: 5m 5s
Average yearly New Book stats: 12m 20s
Interview with our purchasing Librarians: 16m
The Cataloging side of things: 52m 15s
Monthly stats: 59m
Currently Reading: 1h 9m 45s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
1 Apr 2024
This One's About Classy Spaces
In this month's episode, we take you behind the scenes of our much-loved study rooms and innovative technology classes. Join us as we explore and analyze all the stats our system collects on two of our most popular services.
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events - 1m 10s
Study Room Stats - 3m 35s
Tech Class Stats - 30m 30s
Currently Reading - 53m 30s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
14 Mar 2024
This One's All About Shipping - Part 2
In this episode we talk all things romance! Listen in to learn just how popular the genre has gotten, the emerging trends within the genre, and what specific romance items are most popular at our library. Whether you're a long-time romance reader or new to the genre, this episode is sure to spark your interest and perhaps introduce you to your next favorite love story.
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
5 Mar 2024
This One's All About Shipping - Part 1
Ever want to know the inner workings of a Library's backroom? In this episode, we spill the beans on all things transits! Get ready to peek behind the curtain as we chat about the exciting journey of sending out and receiving a mountain of books each year.
Time Stamps:
Monthly Events - 2m 45s
Transits - 5m 20s
Currently Reading - 36m 35s
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
1 Feb 2024
Episode 1 - This One's About Our Library
Our first episode! In this episode we introduce the hosts and our library. We chat about our library's annual stats for how many people come through our doors, how many items are getting checked out, and how many programs we run. We also go over some of our most checked out items of 2023.
Time Stamps for this episode:
Monthly Events - 4m 54s
What are statistics - 7m 47s
Door Count Stats - 10m 15s
Physical Circulation Stats - 18m 32s
Digital Circulation Stats - 23m 46s
Classes/Programs Stats - 33m 06s
Most Checked Out Books of 2023 - 44m 43s
Current Reads - 1hr 2m
Music Credit: "Mermaid Tank" (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/single/Mermaid_Tank/) by Computer Music All-stars (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Computer_Music_All-Stars/), Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/home) licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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