Library · Freeport
Freeport Memorial Library
Freeport’s library is the Freeport Memorial Library, a branch of Freeport Memorial Library, open about 66 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Freeport’s branch belongs to Freeport Memorial Library, which serves 41,463 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Freeport Memorial Library
144 West Merrick Road, Freeport 11520
66 hrsopen a week
48,359sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Freeport Memorial Library
112K
visits
2.7 per resident
110K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
1,082
programs & events
17K attended
12K
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
110K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
1,082 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$152 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.3M.
Local 98%State 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.