Library · Phillipston
Phillips Free Public Library
Phillips Free Public Library serves Phillipston’s 1,720 residents. Last year it logged 475 visits, about 0.3 for every resident, and lent 4,068 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Phillips Free Public Library
25 Templeton Road, Phillipston 01331
11 hrsopen a week
3,298sq ft
7,374books & 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
#361
#361 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
475
visits
0.3 per resident
4,068
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1
programs & events
12 attended
306
library cards
18% 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
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,068 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $26K.
Local 87%State 13%Gifts & other 0%
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.