Library · Mount Desert
Libraries in Mount Desert
Somesville Library Association serves Mount Desert’s 2,190 residents. Last year it logged 2,093 visits, about 1.0 for every resident, and lent 1,422 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Somesville Library Association
1116 Main Street, Mount Desert 04660
10 hrsopen a week
890sq ft
7,070books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#200
#200 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
2,093
visits
1.0 per resident
1,422
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
157
programs & events
1,536 attended
730
library cards
33% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,422 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
157 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $40K.
Local 26%Gifts & other 74%
Locations
Other libraries in Mount Desert
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.