Library · Lyman
Community Library
Community Library serves Lyman’s 6,823 residents. Last year it logged 11,550 visits, about 1.7 for every resident, and lent 24K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Community Library
10 John Street, Lyman 04002
35 hrsopen a week
6,600sq ft
22Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#149
#149 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
12K
visits
1.7 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
278
programs & events
1,961 attended
644
library cards
9% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
278 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $135K.
Local 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.