Library · Chestertown
Chestertown Branch
Chestertown’s library is the Chestertown Branch, a branch of Kent County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chestertown’s branch belongs to Kent County Public Library, which serves 19,270 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chestertown Branch
408 High St., Chestertown 21620
40 hrsopen a week
11,000sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Kent County Public Library
75K
visits
3.9 per resident
129K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
396
programs & events
4,437 attended
11K
library cards
58% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
129K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
396 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 67%State 19%Federal 2%Gifts & other 12%
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.