Library · Mooers
Mooers Free Library
Mooers Free Library serves Mooers’s 3,467 residents. Last year it logged 6,621 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 3,347 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mooers Free Library
25 School Street, Mooers 12958
25 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
9,150books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
6,621
visits
1.9 per resident
3,347
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
256
programs & events
3,715 attended
709
library cards
20% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,347 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $63K.
Local 47%State 3%Gifts & other 49%
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.