Library · Sodus
Sodus Community Library
Sodus’s library is the Sodus Community Library, a branch of Sodus Community Library, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sodus’s branch belongs to Sodus Community Library, which serves 7,209 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sodus Community Library
17 Maple Avenue, Sodus 14551
59 hrsopen a week
12,860sq 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 Sodus Community Library
40K
visits
5.5 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
337
programs & events
3,474 attended
2,343
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
5.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
337 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $330K.
Local 94%State 1%Gifts & other 5%
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.