Library · Collins
Town of Collins Public Library
Town of Collins Public Library serves Collins’s 5,894 residents. Last year it logged 21,587 visits, about 3.7 for every resident, and lent 58K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Town of Collins Public Library
2341 Main Street, Collins 14034
44 hrsopen a week
7,323sq ft
36Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#386
#386 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
22K
visits
3.7 per resident
58K
loans, print + digital
9.8 per resident
289
programs & events
3,446 attended
2,726
library cards
46% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.8 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
58K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
289 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $253K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.