Library · Makawao
Makawao Public Library
Makawao’s library is the Makawao Public Library, a branch of Hawaii State Public Library System, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Makawao’s branch belongs to Hawaii State Public Library System, which serves 1,446,146 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Makawao Public Library
1159 Makawao Avenue, Makawao 96768
31 hrsopen a week
5,632sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hawaii State Public Library System
2M
visits
1.4 per resident
5.2M
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
3,839
programs & events
98K attended
1M
library cards
70% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
3,839 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $42M.
State 93%Federal 3%Gifts & other 3%
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.