Library · Caribou
Caribou Public Library
Caribou’s library is the Caribou Public Library, a branch of Caribou Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Caribou’s branch belongs to Caribou Public Library, which serves 7,431 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Caribou Public Library
30 High Street, Caribou 04736
39 hrsopen a week
11,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Caribou Public Library
35K
visits
4.7 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
47
programs & events
4,436 attended
4,347
library cards
58% 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
47 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $253K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.