Library · Gouldsboro
Dorcas Library
Dorcas Library serves Gouldsboro’s 1,736 residents. Last year it logged 4,454 visits, about 2.6 for every resident, and lent 5,386 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Dorcas Library
28 Main Street, Prospect Harbor 04669
19 hrsopen a week
7,000sq ft
13Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#114
#114 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
4,454
visits
2.6 per resident
5,386
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
110
programs & events
1,178 attended
1,561
library cards
90% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
90% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,386 loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
110 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $51K.
Local 17%Gifts & other 83%
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.