Library · Schoharie
Schoharie Free Association Library
Schoharie’s library is the Schoharie Free Association Library, a branch of Schoharie Free Library Assn., open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Schoharie’s branch belongs to Schoharie Free Library Assn., which serves 6,392 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Schoharie Free Association Library
103 Knower Avenue, Schoharie 12157
35 hrsopen a week
5,300sq 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 Schoharie Free Library Assn.
9,853
visits
1.5 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
214
programs & events
4,920 attended
1,757
library cards
27% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
214 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $176K.
Local 70%State 2%Gifts & other 28%
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.