Library · Saco
Saco Branch Library
Saco’s library is the Saco Branch Library, a branch of Phillips County Library.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Saco’s branch belongs to Phillips County Library, which serves 4,217 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Phillips County Library
3,692
visits
0.9 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
40
programs & events
1,812
library cards
43% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming50%
Who the programs are for
40 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $121K.
Local 91%State 6%Gifts & other 3%
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.