Library · Big Flats
Big Flats Library
Big Flats’s library is the Big Flats Library, a branch of Chemung County Library District, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Big Flats’s branch belongs to Chemung County Library District, which serves 84,148 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Big Flats Library
78 Canal Street, Big Flats 14814
34 hrsopen a week
3,720sq 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 Chemung County Library District
180K
visits
2.1 per resident
325K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
1,427
programs & events
24K attended
27K
library cards
32% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
325K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,427 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 79%State 7%Gifts & other 14%
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.