Chappaqua Central School District Public Library
Chappaqua’s library is the Chappaqua Central School District Public Library, a branch of Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L, which serves 16,829 people and lent 292K items last year.
Chappaqua’s library, in brief
One of the busiest library systems its size
The Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L system logs 7.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3.1 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, and lends 11 print items per resident against a typical 3.9. On both counts it beats 93% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 59% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 95% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Big on e-books and audiobooks
Digital borrowing runs 6.2 e-items per resident, against a typical 1.1, higher than at 98% of similar-size libraries. It’s 36% of all loans. What people borrow ↓
A well-funded system
The Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L system spends $208 per resident a year, about five times the typical $43 for a library its size. Almost all of it (94%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Twice the programs of a typical library its size
The Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L system ran 939 programs last year, about 18 a week. That’s 56 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24. People show up: 27,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Chappaqua’s library is a branch of Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L, so they cover the whole system (16,829 people), not just the Chappaqua branch.
About 11 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
292K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
104,312 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Every hour the doors are open, about 89 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L system. The library’s own count.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.30 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Chappaqua cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.5M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $4.6M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $3.5M budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 9,105 cardholders ÷ 12.
Find it
Chappaqua Central School District Public Library, 195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L branch.
New in Chappaqua? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L serves 16,829 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant Public Library fine-free | 7.6 | 53 |
| Chappaqua | Chappaqua Central School District Public Library | — | 63 |
| New Castle | Chappaqua Central School District Public Library | — | 63 |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report.
About these numbers
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Hours are an average. The 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
- System-wide. Chappaqua Central School District Public Library is one branch of Chappaqua Central Sch Dist P L, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 16,829 people it serves.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Chappaqua.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.