Library · Union
Vose Library
Vose Library serves Union’s 2,439 residents. Last year it logged 7,149 visits, about 2.9 for every resident, and lent 15K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Vose Library
392 Common Road, Union 04862
24 hrsopen a week
3,836sq ft
20Kbooks & 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
7,149
visits
2.9 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
84
programs & events
1,127 attended
1,942
library cards
80% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
80% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
84 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $92K.
Local 29%Gifts & other 71%
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.