Library · Hartford
Hartford Public Library
Hartford’s library is the Hartford Public Library, a branch of Hartford Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Hartford’s branch belongs to Hartford Public Library, which serves 6,116 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hartford Public Library
12 Church Street, Hartford 49057
43 hrsopen a week
8,900sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hartford Public Library
22K
visits
3.5 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
193
programs & events
1,772 attended
4,045
library cards
66% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
193 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $255K.
Local 93%State 2%Gifts & other 5%
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.