Library · Lewiston
Lewiston Public Library
Lewiston’s library is the Lewiston Public Library, a branch of Lewiston Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lewiston’s branch belongs to Lewiston Public Library, which serves 13,401 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lewiston Public Library
305 South Eighth Street, Lewiston 14092
41 hrsopen a week
13,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lewiston Public Library
57K
visits
4.3 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
308
programs & events
6,317 attended
6,081
library cards
45% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
308 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $434K.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Lewiston Public Library branches in Lewiston
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.