Library · Rowe
Rowe Town Library
Rowe Town Library serves Rowe’s 421 residents. Last year it logged 2,250 visits, about 5.3 for every resident, and lent 8,152 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Rowe Town Library
318 Zoar Road, Rowe 01367
23 hrsopen a week
1,634sq ft
12Kbooks & 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
#126
#126 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
2,250
visits
5.3 per resident
8,152
loans, print + digital
19.4 per resident
41
programs & events
323 attended
357
library cards
85% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
19.4 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
9.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,152 loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
41 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$181 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $76K.
Local 95%State 5%
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.