Library · Homer
Phillips Free Library
Homer’s library is the Phillips Free Library, a branch of Phillips Free Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Homer’s branch belongs to Phillips Free Library, which serves 12,003 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Phillips Free Library
37 South Main Street, Homer 13077
37 hrsopen a week
3,820sq 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 Phillips Free Library
31K
visits
2.6 per resident
42K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
462
programs & events
5,320 attended
2,258
library cards
19% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
42K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
462 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$23 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $278K.
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.