Library · Harrison
Purchase Free Library
Harrison’s library is the Purchase Free Library, a branch of Purchase Free Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Harrison’s branch belongs to Purchase Free Library, which serves 6,008 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Purchase Free Library
3093 Purchase Street, Purchase 10577
44 hrsopen a week
1,400sq 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 Purchase Free Library
6,838
visits
1.1 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
106
programs & events
1,172 attended
1,242
library cards
21% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
106 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $233K.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Purchase Free Library branches in Harrison
1.8mi
West Harrison Branch LibraryHarrison Public Library · West Harrison · 43 hrs a week
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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.