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Friendship Public Library
Friendship Public Library serves Friendship’s 1,151 residents. Last year it logged 2,065 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 2,892 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Friendship Public Library
3 Main Street, Friendship 04547
10 hrsopen a week
2,560sq ft
18Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#146
#146 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
2,065
visits
1.8 per resident
2,892
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
28
programs & events
211 attended
473
library cards
41% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,892 loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
28 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $31K.
Local 80%Gifts & other 20%
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.