Library · Colchester
Colchester District Library
Colchester’s library is the Colchester District Library, a branch of Colchester District Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Colchester’s branch belongs to Colchester District Library, which serves 1,108 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Colchester District Library
203 Macomb Street, Colchester 62326
20 hrsopen a week
2,268sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Colchester District Library
3,289
visits
3.0 per resident
4,548
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
164
programs & events
1,906 attended
194
library cards
18% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,548 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
164 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $32K.
Local 78%State 11%Federal 2%Gifts & other 10%
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.