Library · Middlebury
Middlebury Community Public Library
Middlebury’s library is the Middlebury Community Public Library, a branch of Middlebury Community Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Middlebury’s branch belongs to Middlebury Community Public Library, which serves 24,185 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Middlebury Community Public Library
101 East Winslow Street, Middlebury 46540
48 hrsopen a week
16,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Middlebury Community Public Library
79K
visits
3.3 per resident
289K
loans, print + digital
12.0 per resident
303
programs & events
5,557 attended
6,619
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
289K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
303 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 91%State 7%Gifts & other 1%
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.