Library · Mechanicville
Mechanicville District Public Library
Mechanicville’s library is the Mechanicville District Public Library, a branch of Mechanicville District Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mechanicville’s branch belongs to Mechanicville District Public Library, which serves 10,321 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mechanicville District Public Library
190 North Main Street, Mechanicville 12118
43 hrsopen a week
8,136sq 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 Mechanicville District Public Library
62K
visits
6.1 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
319
programs & events
4,806 attended
4,593
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
6.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
319 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $406K.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.