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Gates Public Library
Gates Public Library serves Gates’s 29,167 residents. Last year it logged 111,081 visits, about 3.8 for every resident, and lent 247K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Gates Public Library
902 Elmgrove Road, Rochester 14624
59 hrsopen a week
24,384sq ft
94Kbooks & media
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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
111K
visits
3.8 per resident
247K
loans, print + digital
8.5 per resident
646
programs & events
18K attended
16K
library cards
56% 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
3.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
247K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
646 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$89 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.6M.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.