Library · Weld
Weld Free Public Library
Weld Free Public Library serves Weld’s 422 residents. Last year it logged 1,422 visits, about 3.4 for every resident, and lent 3,136 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Weld Free Public Library
25 Church Street, Weld 04285
10 hrsopen a week
1,152sq ft
5,487books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#88
#88 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
1,422
visits
3.4 per resident
3,136
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
9
programs & events
224 attended
558
library cards
100% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,136 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$60 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.
Local 7%Gifts & other 93%
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.