Library · East Hampton
East Hampton Library
East Hampton’s library is the East Hampton Library, a branch of East Hampton Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. East Hampton’s branch belongs to East Hampton Library, which serves 20,511 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
East Hampton Library
159 Main Street, East Hampton 11937
58 hrsopen a week
27,214sq 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 East Hampton Library
145K
visits
7.1 per resident
149K
loans, print + digital
7.3 per resident
1,329
programs & events
27K attended
13K
library cards
64% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
7.1 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
4.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
149K loans last year
Books & media (adults)17%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming68%
Who the programs are for
1,329 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$191 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 71%State 1%Gifts & other 28%
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.