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Liberty Public Library
Liberty’s library is the Liberty Public Library, a branch of Liberty Public Library, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Liberty’s branch belongs to Liberty Public Library, which serves 10,626 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Liberty Public Library
189 North Main Street, Liberty 12754
26 hrsopen a week
6,761sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Liberty Public Library
24K
visits
2.2 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
330
programs & events
4,632 attended
2,874
library cards
27% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)73%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
330 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $322K.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.