Library · Vevay
Switzerland County Public Library
Vevay’s library is the Switzerland County Public Library, a branch of Switzerland County Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vevay’s branch belongs to Switzerland County Public Library, which serves 9,737 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Switzerland County Public Library
205 Ferry Street, Vevay 47043
51 hrsopen a week
7,420sq 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 Switzerland County Public Library
18K
visits
1.9 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
296
programs & events
3,863 attended
1,941
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
296 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $378K.
Local 74%State 5%Gifts & other 21%
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.