Library · Chatham
North Chatham Free Library
Chatham’s library is the North Chatham Free Library, a branch of North Chatham Free Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Chatham’s branch belongs to North Chatham Free Library, which serves 1,108 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Chatham Free Library
4287 State Route 203, North Chatham 12132
36 hrsopen a week
1,500sq 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 North Chatham Free Library
4,968
visits
4.5 per resident
18K
loans, print + digital
16.4 per resident
154
programs & events
1,747 attended
752
library cards
68% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.6 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
68% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
18K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
154 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$156 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $172K.
Local 58%State 5%Gifts & other 37%
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.