Library · Hancock
Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library
Hancock’s library is the Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library, a branch of Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Hancock’s branch belongs to Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library, which serves 2,503 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library
104 Read Street, Hancock 13783
30 hrsopen a week
5,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library
6,390
visits
2.6 per resident
7,395
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
178
programs & events
1,140 attended
1,330
library cards
53% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,395 loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $102K.
Local 80%State 2%Gifts & other 18%
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.