Library · Wiscasset
Wiscasset Public Library
Wiscasset Public Library serves Wiscasset’s 6,588 residents. Last year it logged 4,680 visits, about 0.7 for every resident, and lent 22K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Wiscasset Public Library
21 High Street, Wiscasset 04578
34 hrsopen a week
7,000sq ft
35Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#219
#219 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
4,680
visits
0.7 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
627
programs & events
5,478 attended
6,478
library cards
98% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
98% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
627 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $236K.
Local 36%Gifts & other 64%
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.