Library · Princeton
Wolcott Community Public Library
Princeton’s library is the Wolcott Community Public Library, a branch of Wolcott Community Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Princeton’s branch belongs to Wolcott Community Public Library, which serves 2,134 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wolcott Community Public Library
101 East North Street, Wolcott 47995
32 hrsopen a week
3,176sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Wolcott Community Public Library
14K
visits
6.7 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
11.0 per resident
118
programs & events
2,546 attended
624
library cards
29% 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
6.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)17%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
118 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $162K.
Local 87%State 6%Gifts & other 7%
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.