Library · Mohawk

Frothingham Free Library

Mohawk’s library is the Frothingham Free Library, a branch of Frothingham Free Library, open about 26 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Multi-county system. Mohawk’s branch belongs to Frothingham Free Library, which serves 6,620 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Frothingham Free Library

28 West Main Street, Fonda 12068
26 hrsopen a week
2,400sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Frothingham Free Library

8,241
visits
1.2 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
249
programs & events
5,089 attended
1,199
library cards
18% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

16K loans last year

Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming22%

Who the programs are for

249 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
74
Ages 6–11
56
Teens
50
Adults
52
All ages
17
Money

Who pays for it

$17 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $114K.

Local 54%State 2%Gifts & other 44%
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.

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