Library · Greenfield
Greenfield Branch Library
Greenfield’s library is the Greenfield Branch Library, a branch of Monterey County Free Libraries, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Greenfield’s branch belongs to Monterey County Free Libraries, which serves 230,383 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Greenfield Branch Library
315 El Camino Real, Greenfield 93927
36 hrsopen a week
7,192sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Monterey County Free Libraries
503K
visits
2.2 per resident
440K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
1,501
programs & events
23K attended
108K
library cards
47% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
440K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,501 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1M.
Local 96%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.