Library · Southbury
Southbury Public Library
Southbury Public Library serves 20,127 people in and around Southbury. Last year it logged 92,297 visits, about 4.6 for every resident, and lent 257K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Southbury Public Library
100 Poverty Rd., Southbury 06488
59 hrsopen a week
32,000sq ft
116Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
#55
#55 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
92K
visits
4.6 per resident
257K
loans, print + digital
12.8 per resident
618
programs & events
13K attended
7,726
library cards
38% 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
4.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.8 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
5.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
257K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
618 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 96%State 3%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.