Library · Old Orchard Beach
Libby Memorial Library
Libby Memorial Library serves Old Orchard Beach’s 9,369 residents. Last year it logged 34,249 visits, about 3.7 for every resident, and lent 50K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Libby Memorial Library
27 Staples Street, Old Orchard Beach 04064
45 hrsopen a week
7,300sq ft
38Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
34K
visits
3.7 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
384
programs & events
2,654 attended
3,897
library cards
42% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
384 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$45 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $424K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.