Library · Monroe
Monroe Community Library
Monroe Community Library serves Monroe’s 945 residents. Last year it logged 1,787 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 2,095 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Monroe Community Library
8 Swan Lake Avenue, Monroe 04951
16 hrsopen a week
607sq ft
5,057books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#138
#138 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
1,787
visits
1.9 per resident
2,095
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
127
programs & events
784 attended
349
library cards
37% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,095 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
127 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$3 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $2,636.
Local 67%Gifts & other 33%
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.