Library · Ossining
Ossining Public Library
Ossining’s library is the Ossining Public Library, a branch of Ossining Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ossining’s branch belongs to Ossining Public Library, which serves 36,973 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ossining Public Library
53 Croton Avenue, Ossining 10562
58 hrsopen a week
48,000sq 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 Ossining Public Library
186K
visits
5.0 per resident
216K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
2,062
programs & events
35K attended
15K
library cards
40% 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
5.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
216K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
2,062 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$129 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $4.8M.
Local 92%State 1%Federal 1%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.