Library · Gorham
Gorham Free Library
Gorham’s library is the Gorham Free Library, a branch of Gorham Free Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Gorham’s branch belongs to Gorham Free Library, which serves 9,717 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gorham Free Library
2664 Main Street, Gorham 14461
38 hrsopen a week
3,888sq 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 Gorham Free Library
6,434
visits
0.7 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
225
programs & events
1,452 attended
1,575
library cards
16% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
225 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $140K.
Local 89%State 4%Gifts & other 7%
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.