Library · Goshen
Goshen Free Public Library
Goshen Free Public Library serves Goshen’s 947 residents. Last year it logged 1,376 visits, about 1.5 for every resident, and lent 1,263 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Goshen Free Public Library
42 Main Street, Goshen 01032
12 hrsopen a week
368sq ft
3,332books & media
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
#318
#318 of 364 MA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Massachusetts that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
1,376
visits
1.5 per resident
1,263
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
62
programs & events
423 attended
78
library cards
8% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,263 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
62 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $20K.
Local 48%State 15%Gifts & other 37%
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.