Chapel Hill’s Public Library is fast approaching a milestone – one million items checked out in a year. The library expects to reach the mark on either June 18 or 19, and plans to celebrate. Visitors on Friday and Saturday will all receive “Thanks a Million!†pencils and will be entered into a drawing for prizes such as an eReader, an MP3 player and a $30 dollar gift card toward purchase of books.
“Each and every patron has led us to this new record,†said Maggie Hite, the library’s head of circulation. “We plan to thank everyone.â€