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Mount Washington Public Library
Mount Washington Public Library serves Mount Washington’s 157 residents. Last year it logged 42 visits, about 0.3 for every resident, and lent 451 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mount Washington Public Library
Town Hall 118 East Street, Mount Washington 01258
10 hrsopen a week
625sq ft
2,293books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#362
#362 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
42
visits
0.3 per resident
451
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
2
programs & events
20 attended
38
library cards
24% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
451 loans last year
Books & media (adults)82%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $2,000.
Local 36%State 64%
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.