Library · Kinderhook
Libraries in Kinderhook
Valatie Free Library serves 4,167 people in and around Kinderhook. Last year it logged 10,698 visits, about 2.6 for every resident, and lent 21K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Valatie Free Library
1036 Kinderhook Street, Valatie 12184
33 hrsopen a week
1,730sq ft
7,883books & media
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
#516
#516 of 757 NY libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New York that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
11K
visits
2.6 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
347
programs & events
2,167 attended
2,168
library cards
52% 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
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
347 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $107K.
Local 73%State 2%Gifts & other 25%
Locations
Other libraries in Kinderhook
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.