Library · Middletown
Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Walkill
Middletown’s library is the Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Walkill, a branch of Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Middletown’s branch belongs to Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill, which serves 59,174 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Walkill
11-19 Depot Street, Middletown 10940
61 hrsopen a week
30,000sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Thrall Public Library District of Middletown and Wallkill
70K
visits
1.2 per resident
141K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
199
programs & events
1,554 attended
11K
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
141K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
199 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.