Library · Harlem
Harlem Community Library
Harlem’s library is the Harlem Community Library, a branch of Hendry County Library System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Harlem’s branch belongs to Hendry County Library System, which serves 45,413 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harlem Community Library
1010 J Harlem Academy Avenue, Clewiston 33440
40 hrsopen a week
12,157sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hendry County Library System
54K
visits
1.2 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
577
programs & events
6,009 attended
36K
library cards
80% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
80% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
577 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $821K.
Local 77%State 18%Gifts & other 5%
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.