Library · Murray
Community Free Library
Murray’s library is the Community Free Library, a branch of Community Free Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Murray’s branch belongs to Community Free Library, which serves 8,111 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Community Free Library
86 Public Square, Holley 14470
44 hrsopen a week
5,165sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Community Free Library
24K
visits
3.0 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
153
programs & events
819 attended
2,700
library cards
33% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
153 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 $314K.
Local 75%State 2%Gifts & other 23%
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.