Library · Ithaca
Tompkins County Public Library
Ithaca’s library is the Tompkins County Public Library, a branch of Tompkins County Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ithaca’s branch belongs to Tompkins County Public Library, which serves 105,740 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tompkins County Public Library
101 East Green Street, Ithaca 14850
60 hrsopen a week
60,888sq 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 Tompkins County Public Library
177K
visits
1.7 per resident
878K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
1,120
programs & events
31K attended
37K
library cards
35% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
878K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
1,120 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 80%State 10%Gifts & other 10%
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.