Library · Harrison
Libraries in Harrison
Harrison Village Library serves Harrison’s 2,541 residents. Last year it logged 6,809 visits, about 2.7 for every resident, and lent 9,859 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Harrison Village Library
4 Front Street, Harrison 04040
25 hrsopen a week
3,063sq ft
9,583books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#109
#109 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
6,809
visits
2.7 per resident
9,859
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
163
programs & events
2,263 attended
1,036
library cards
41% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,859 loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
163 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $94K.
Local 56%Gifts & other 44%
Locations
Other libraries in Harrison
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.