Library · Allagash
Faye O`leary Hafford Library
Faye O`leary Hafford Library serves Allagash’s 236 residents. Last year it logged 251 visits, about 1.1 for every resident, and lent 3,077 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Faye O`leary Hafford Library
1063 Allagash Road, Allagash 04774
6 hrsopen a week
1,104sq ft
7,026books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#190
#190 of 255 ME libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Maine that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
251
visits
1.1 per resident
3,077
loans, print + digital
13.0 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
42
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
1.1 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
13.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,077 loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$3 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $768.
Local 8%Gifts & other 92%
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.