Library · Harpers Ferry
Dolores Tillinghast Memorial Library
Dolores Tillinghast Memorial Library serves Harpers Ferry’s 855 residents. Last year it logged 812 visits, about 0.9 for every resident, and lent 9,500 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Dolores Tillinghast Memorial Library
234 N 4th St., Harpers Ferry 52146
12 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
7,421books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#498
#498 of 515 IA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Iowa that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
812
visits
0.9 per resident
9,500
loans, print + digital
11.1 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
1,215
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
11.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,500 loans last year
Books & media (adults)92%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.
Local 59%State 0%Gifts & other 41%
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.