Library · Onondaga
Onondaga Free Library
Onondaga Free Library serves Onondaga’s 28,185 residents. Last year it logged 69,866 visits, about 2.5 for every resident, and lent 370K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Onondaga Free Library
4840 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse 13215
60 hrsopen a week
18,600sq ft
46Kbooks & media
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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
70K
visits
2.5 per resident
370K
loans, print + digital
13.1 per resident
703
programs & events
6,363 attended
13K
library cards
46% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
7.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
370K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming60%
Who the programs are for
703 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $884K.
Local 87%State 1%Gifts & other 13%
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.