Library · East Hampton
Amagansett Free Library
East Hampton’s library is the Amagansett Free Library, a branch of Amagansett Free Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. East Hampton’s branch belongs to Amagansett Free Library, which serves 2,232 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Amagansett Free Library
215 Main Street, Amagansett 11930
49 hrsopen a week
9,840sq 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 Amagansett Free Library
12K
visits
5.2 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
17.3 per resident
413
programs & events
3,942 attended
1,940
library cards
87% 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
5.2 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
11.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
87% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming64%
Who the programs are for
413 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$585 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 87%State 6%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Amagansett Free Library branches in East Hampton
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.