Library · Potsdam
Potsdam Public Library
Potsdam’s library is the Potsdam Public Library, a branch of Potsdam Public Library, open about 62 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Potsdam’s branch belongs to Potsdam Public Library, which serves 13,811 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Potsdam Public Library
2 Park Street, Potsdam 13676
62 hrsopen a week
7,596sq 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 Potsdam Public Library
78K
visits
5.7 per resident
70K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
1,788
programs & events
4,518 attended
6,395
library cards
46% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
70K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,788 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$49 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $676K.
Local 94%State 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.