Library · Buckfield
Zadoc Long Free Library
Zadoc Long Free Library serves Buckfield’s 4,329 residents. Last year it logged 3,925 visits, about 0.9 for every resident, and lent 5,951 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Zadoc Long Free Library
5 Turner Street, Buckfield 04220
30 hrsopen a week
2,144sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#206
#206 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
3,925
visits
0.9 per resident
5,951
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
83
programs & events
517 attended
634
library cards
15% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,951 loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
83 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $56K.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.