Library · Kennebunk
Kennebunk Free Library
Kennebunk Free Library serves 16,386 people in and around Kennebunk. Last year it logged 59,674 visits, about 3.6 for every resident, and lent 106K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Kennebunk Free Library
112 Main Street, Kennebunk 04043
50 hrsopen a week
11,000sq ft
45Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#79
#79 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
60K
visits
3.6 per resident
106K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
512
programs & events
9,285 attended
6,442
library cards
39% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
106K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
512 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1M.
Local 65%Gifts & other 35%
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.