Library · Orleans
Snow Library
Snow Library serves Orleans’s 6,422 residents. Last year it logged 92,282 visits, about 14.4 for every resident, and lent 122K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Snow Library
67 Main St., Orleans 02653
45 hrsopen a week
16,568sq ft
67Kbooks & media
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
#7
#7 of 255 · Most-used libraries in MA →Among MA towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#5 · Most library borrowing →#19 · Best libraries for kids →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
92K
visits
14.4 per resident
122K
loans, print + digital
19.1 per resident
553
programs & events
13K attended
6,518
library cards
100% 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
14.4 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
19.1 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
122K loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
553 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$144 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $927K.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.