Library · Sangerfield
Waterville Public Library
Sangerfield’s library is the Waterville Public Library, a branch of Waterville Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sangerfield’s branch belongs to Waterville Public Library, which serves 5,349 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Waterville Public Library
206 White Street, Waterville 13480
38 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Waterville Public Library
24K
visits
4.5 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
367
programs & events
7,411 attended
2,289
library cards
43% 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
4.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
367 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $213K.
Local 94%State 2%Gifts & other 4%
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.