Library · North Adams
North Adams Community Memorial Library
North Adams’s library is the North Adams Community Memorial Library, a branch of North Adams Community Memorial Library, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. North Adams’s branch belongs to North Adams Community Memorial Library, which serves 4,196 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Adams Community Memorial Library
4695 Knowles Rd., North Adams 49262
29 hrsopen a week
3,456sq 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 North Adams Community Memorial Library
4,358
visits
1.0 per resident
8,188
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
299
programs & events
902 attended
570
library cards
14% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,188 loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
299 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $71K.
Local 92%State 2%Gifts & other 6%
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.