Library · Jerusalem
Modeste Bedient Memorial Library
Jerusalem’s library is the Modeste Bedient Memorial Library, a branch of Modeste Bedient Memorial Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Jerusalem’s branch belongs to Modeste Bedient Memorial Library, which serves 1,509 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Modeste Bedient Memorial Library
3699 Route 54a, Branchport 14418
28 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Modeste Bedient Memorial Library
6,454
visits
4.3 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
7.2 per resident
192
programs & events
1,409 attended
675
library cards
45% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
192 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $100K.
Local 21%State 3%Gifts & other 76%
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.