Library · Frenchboro
Frenchboro Public Library
Frenchboro Public Library serves Frenchboro’s 30 residents. Last year it logged 400 visits, about 13.3 for every resident, and lent 550 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Frenchboro Public Library
21 High Road, Frenchboro 04635
1,000sq ft
6,210books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
#11
#11 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
400
visits
13.3 per resident
550
loans, print + digital
18.3 per resident
4
programs & events
40 attended
0
library cards
0% 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
13.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
18.3 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
6.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
0% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
550 loans last year
Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $750.
Local 75%Gifts & other 25%
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.