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Libraries in Windsor

Windsor Public Library serves 29,372 people in and around Windsor from 2 locations. Last year it logged 200,505 visits, about 6.8 for every resident, and lent 201K books, movies and e-books.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Main library

Windsor Public Library

323 Broad St., Windsor 06095
58 hrsopen a week
32,620sq ft
132Kbooks & 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
#24
#24 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

201K
visits
6.8 per resident
201K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
782
programs & events
13K attended
9,094
library cards
31% 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
6.8 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

201K loans last year

Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming17%

Who the programs are for

782 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
210
Ages 6–11
129
Teens
54
Adults
324
All ages
65
Money

Who pays for it

$65 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.

Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations

Other libraries in Windsor

4.1mi
Wilson Branch LibraryWindsor · 42 hrs a week
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About these numbers

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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.

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