Library · Westport
Westport Library
Westport Library serves 27,470 people in and around Westport. Last year it logged 335,180 visits, about 12.2 for every resident, and lent 366K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Westport Library
20 Jesup Road, Westport 06880
66 hrsopen a week
49,514sq ft
111Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#6
#6 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
335K
visits
12.2 per resident
366K
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
1,585
programs & events
55K attended
13K
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
12.2 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.7 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
366K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
1,585 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$246 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.8M.
Local 75%State 0%Gifts & other 24%
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.