Library · Stafford
Stafford Library
Stafford Library serves 11,567 people in and around Stafford. Last year it logged 45,164 visits, about 3.9 for every resident, and lent 57K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Stafford Library
10 Levinthal Run, Stafford 06076
49 hrsopen a week
17,500sq ft
50Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#78
#78 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
45K
visits
3.9 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
194
programs & events
4,538 attended
3,254
library cards
28% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $631K.
Local 87%State 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.