Library · Minden
Fort Plain Free Library
Minden’s library is the Fort Plain Free Library, a branch of Fort Plain Free Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Minden’s branch belongs to Fort Plain Free Library, which serves 5,385 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fort Plain Free Library
19 Willett Street, Fort Plain 13339
40 hrsopen a week
3,507sq 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 Fort Plain Free Library
13K
visits
2.4 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
397
programs & events
4,455 attended
1,845
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
397 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $194K.
Local 51%State 17%Gifts & other 32%
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.