Library · Ghent
Chatham Public Library
Ghent’s library is the Chatham Public Library, a branch of Chatham Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ghent’s branch belongs to Chatham Public Library, which serves 9,194 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chatham Public Library
11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham 12037
45 hrsopen a week
7,438sq 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 Chatham Public Library
52K
visits
5.7 per resident
83K
loans, print + digital
9.0 per resident
841
programs & events
7,594 attended
5,142
library cards
56% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
83K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
841 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $468K.
Local 83%State 2%Gifts & other 15%
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.