Library · Gardiner
Gardiner Public Library
Gardiner Public Library serves Gardiner’s 21,559 residents. Last year it logged 39,773 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 75K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Gardiner Public Library
152 Water Street, Gardiner 04345
43 hrsopen a week
5,200sq ft
47Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#140
#140 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
40K
visits
1.8 per resident
75K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
113
programs & events
1,871 attended
4,345
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
75K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $591K.
Local 89%Gifts & other 11%
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.