Library · Newburgh
Newburgh Free Library Town Branch
Newburgh’s library is the Newburgh Free Library Town Branch, a branch of Newburgh Free Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Newburgh’s branch belongs to Newburgh Free Library, which serves 68,215 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Newburgh Free Library Town Branch
181 South Plank Road, Newburgh 12550
44 hrsopen a week
1,375sq 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 Newburgh Free Library
159K
visits
2.3 per resident
165K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1,242
programs & events
12K attended
20K
library cards
29% 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
165K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
1,242 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$79 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $5.4M.
Local 91%State 4%Gifts & other 5%
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.