Library · Lewisboro
Lewisboro Library
Lewisboro Library serves Lewisboro’s 12,265 residents. Last year it logged 68,971 visits, about 5.6 for every resident, and lent 101K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lewisboro Library
15 Main Street, South Salem 10590
45 hrsopen a week
7,200sq ft
47Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
69K
visits
5.6 per resident
101K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
615
programs & events
6,670 attended
4,894
library cards
40% 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
5.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
4.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
101K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming57%
Who the programs are for
615 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $716K.
Local 61%State 2%Gifts & other 37%
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.