Library · Norwich
Guernsey Memorial Library
Norwich’s library is the Guernsey Memorial Library, a branch of Guernsey Memorial Library of Norwich, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Norwich’s branch belongs to Guernsey Memorial Library of Norwich, which serves 12,588 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Guernsey Memorial Library
3 Court Street, Norwich 13815
64 hrsopen a week
11,000sq 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 Guernsey Memorial Library of Norwich
123K
visits
9.7 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
399
programs & events
5,245 attended
6,330
library cards
50% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
9.7 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
399 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$78 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $977K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.