Library · Dix
Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib
Dix’s library is the Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib, a branch of Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Dix’s branch belongs to Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib, which serves 7,989 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib
610 South Decatur Street, Watkins Glen 14891
43 hrsopen a week
5,100sq 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 Watkins Glen Cen Sch Dis Free Pub Lib
28K
visits
3.5 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
763
programs & events
7,537 attended
3,097
library cards
39% 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
3.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
763 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
Local 72%State 1%Gifts & other 27%
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.