Library · Batavia
Richmond Memorial Library
Batavia’s library is the Richmond Memorial Library, a branch of Richmond Memorial Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Batavia’s branch belongs to Richmond Memorial Library, which serves 18,640 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Richmond Memorial Library
19 Ross Street, Batavia 14020
64 hrsopen a week
26,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Richmond Memorial Library
89K
visits
4.7 per resident
117K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
856
programs & events
15K attended
14K
library cards
77% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
77% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
117K loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
856 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$90 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 91%State 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.