Library · Avoca
Avoca Free Library
Avoca Free Library serves Avoca’s 1,990 residents. Last year it logged 4,572 visits, about 2.3 for every resident, and lent 5,255 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Avoca Free Library
18 North Main Street, Avoca 14809
34 hrsopen a week
7,920sq ft
16Kbooks & media
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
#553
#553 of 757 NY libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New York that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
4,572
visits
2.3 per resident
5,255
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
151
programs & events
896 attended
493
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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,255 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
151 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $63K.
Local 94%State 2%Gifts & other 4%
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.