Library · Goshen
Goshen Public Library and Historical Society
Goshen’s library is the Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, a branch of Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Goshen’s branch belongs to Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, which serves 19,260 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Goshen Public Library and Historical Society
366 Main Street, Goshen 10924
62 hrsopen a week
5,610sq 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 Goshen Public Library and Historical Society
97K
visits
5.0 per resident
131K
loans, print + digital
6.8 per resident
896
programs & events
14K attended
7,084
library cards
37% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
131K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
896 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$98 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 88%State 7%Gifts & other 4%
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.