Library · Andover
Andover Public Library
Andover’s library is the Andover Public Library, a branch of Andover Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Andover’s branch belongs to Andover Public Library, which serves 15,814 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Andover Public Library
1511 E. Central, Andover 67002
58 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Andover Public Library
85K
visits
5.4 per resident
205K
loans, print + digital
13.0 per resident
187
programs & events
3,275 attended
75K
library cards
100% 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.4 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 (21th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
205K loans last year
Books & media (adults)18%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
187 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $733K.
Local 83%State 7%Federal 0%Gifts & other 9%
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.