Library · Coventry
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library serves 12,308 people in and around Coventry. Last year it logged 27,189 visits, about 2.2 for every resident, and lent 74K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
1134 Main St., Coventry 06238
43 hrsopen a week
14,443sq ft
46Kbooks & media
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
#124
#124 of 173 CT libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Connecticut that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
27K
visits
2.2 per resident
74K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
178
programs & events
4,543 attended
3,088
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
74K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $591K.
Local 98%State 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.