Library · New Boston
Whipple Free Library
Whipple Free Library serves New Boston’s 6,223 residents. Last year it logged 15,308 visits, about 2.5 for every resident, and lent 39K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Whipple Free Library
67 Mont Vernon Rd, New Boston 03070
34 hrsopen a week
6,840sq ft
29Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
15K
visits
2.5 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
700
programs & events
7,030 attended
1,511
library cards
24% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
700 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $334K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.