Library · Smithtown
The Smithtown Library
Smithtown’s library is the The Smithtown Library, a branch of Smithtown Special Library District, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Smithtown’s branch belongs to Smithtown Special Library District, which serves 112,919 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
The Smithtown Library
1 North Country Road, Smithtown 11787
67 hrsopen a week
28,100sq 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 Smithtown Special Library District
373K
visits
3.3 per resident
937K
loans, print + digital
8.3 per resident
2,801
programs & events
59K attended
51K
library cards
45% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
5.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
937K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming63%
Who the programs are for
2,801 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$132 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 4%
Locations
Other Smithtown Special Library District branches in Smithtown
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.