Library · Sanford
Deposit Free Library
Sanford’s library is the Deposit Free Library, a branch of Deposit Free Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sanford’s branch belongs to Deposit Free Library, which serves 3,376 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Deposit Free Library
159 Front Street, Deposit 13754
36 hrsopen a week
2,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Deposit Free Library
6,969
visits
2.1 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
106
programs & events
1,427 attended
1,129
library cards
33% 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 (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
106 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 $87K.
Local 65%State 2%Gifts & other 33%
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.