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Winter Harbor Public Library
Winter Harbor Public Library serves Winter Harbor’s 474 residents. Last year it logged 3,581 visits, about 7.6 for every resident, and lent 3,516 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Winter Harbor Public Library
18 Chapel Lane, Winter Harbor 04693
20 hrsopen a week
1,566sq ft
9,728books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#34
#34 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
3,581
visits
7.6 per resident
3,516
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
32
programs & events
386 attended
800
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
7.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,516 loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
32 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$100 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $47K.
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.