Library · Blauvelt
Blauvelt Free Library
Blauvelt Free Library serves Blauvelt’s 5,548 residents. Last year it logged 27,188 visits, about 4.9 for every resident, and lent 25K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Blauvelt Free Library
541 Western Highway, Blauvelt 10913
54 hrsopen a week
9,825sq ft
34Kbooks & 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
#262
#262 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
27K
visits
4.9 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
436
programs & events
6,102 attended
2,681
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
436 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$147 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $816K.
Local 93%State 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.