Library · Poestenkill
Poestenkill Library
Poestenkill Library serves Poestenkill’s 4,322 residents. Last year it logged 9,086 visits, about 2.1 for every resident, and lent 25K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Poestenkill Library
9 Plank Road, Poestenkill 12140
29 hrsopen a week
2,100sq ft
12Kbooks & 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
9,086
visits
2.1 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
204
programs & events
2,402 attended
958
library cards
22% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
204 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $112K.
Local 79%State 1%Gifts & other 20%
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.