Library · Newfields
Paul Memorial Library
Paul Memorial Library serves Newfields’s 1,776 residents. Last year it logged 4,612 visits, about 2.6 for every resident, and lent 14K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Paul Memorial Library
76 Main Street, Newfields 03856
35 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
9,892books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#117
#117 of 209 NH libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New Hampshire that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
4,612
visits
2.6 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
8.1 per resident
119
programs & events
1,505 attended
441
library cards
25% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $104K.
Local 71%Gifts & other 29%
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.