Library · Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake Free Library
Saranac Lake’s library is the Saranac Lake Free Library, a branch of Saranac Lake Free Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Saranac Lake’s branch belongs to Saranac Lake Free Library, which serves 11,642 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Saranac Lake Free Library
109 Main Street, Saranac Lake 12983
44 hrsopen a week
13,978sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Saranac Lake Free Library
58K
visits
5.0 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
609
programs & events
5,033 attended
8,225
library cards
71% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
71% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
609 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $514K.
State 3%Gifts & other 97%
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.