Library · Ithaca
Thompson Home Public Library
Ithaca’s library is the Thompson Home Public Library, a branch of Thompson Home Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Ithaca’s branch belongs to Thompson Home Public Library, which serves 8,042 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thompson Home Public Library
125 West Center Street, Ithaca 48847
43 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thompson Home Public Library
18K
visits
2.2 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
103
programs & events
1,336 attended
7,039
library cards
88% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
88% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
103 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $207K.
Local 86%State 3%Gifts & other 11%
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.