Library · Albany
Albany Public Library
Albany’s library is the Albany Public Library, a branch of Albany Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Albany’s branch belongs to Albany Public Library, which serves 99,224 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Albany Public Library
161 Washington Avenue, Albany 12210
48 hrsopen a week
67,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Albany Public Library
520K
visits
5.2 per resident
526K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
2,322
programs & events
32K attended
88K
library cards
89% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
5.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
89% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
526K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
2,322 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$85 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $8.4M.
Local 90%State 4%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Albany Public Library branches in Albany
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.