Library · Canandaigua
Wood Library
Canandaigua’s library is the Wood Library, a branch of Wood Library Association, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Canandaigua’s branch belongs to Wood Library Association, which serves 26,977 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wood Library
134 North Main Street, Canandaigua 14424
65 hrsopen a week
15,650sq 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 Wood Library Association
84K
visits
3.1 per resident
229K
loans, print + digital
8.5 per resident
1,032
programs & events
26K attended
12K
library cards
43% 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
229K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
1,032 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 77%State 1%Gifts & other 23%
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.