Library · Diana
Harrisville Free Library
Diana’s library is the Harrisville Free Library, a branch of Harrisville Free Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Diana’s branch belongs to Harrisville Free Library, which serves 528 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harrisville Free Library
8209 Main Street, Harrisville 13648
40 hrsopen a week
2,000sq 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 Harrisville Free Library
3,000
visits
5.7 per resident
3,589
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
59
programs & events
272 attended
635
library cards
100% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,589 loans last year
Books & media (adults)84%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
59 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$160 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $85K.
Local 78%State 2%Gifts & other 20%
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.