Library · Salisbury
Scoville Memorial Library
Scoville Memorial Library serves 4,240 people in and around Salisbury. Last year it logged 64,994 visits, about 15.3 for every resident, and lent 50K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Scoville Memorial Library
38 Main St., Salisbury 06068
39 hrsopen a week
6,600sq ft
29Kbooks & 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
#2
#2 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
65K
visits
15.3 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
463
programs & events
7,364 attended
2,037
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
15.3 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
463 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$128 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $541K.
Local 43%State 1%Gifts & other 56%
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.