Library · Southampton
Hampton Bays Public Library
Southampton’s library is the Hampton Bays Public Library, a branch of Hampton Bays Public Library, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Southampton’s branch belongs to Hampton Bays Public Library, which serves 14,587 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hampton Bays Public Library
52 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays 11946
64 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Hampton Bays Public Library
115K
visits
7.9 per resident
100K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
1,417
programs & events
19K attended
11K
library cards
76% 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
7.9 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
100K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming45%
Who the programs are for
1,417 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$170 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Hampton Bays Public Library branches in Southampton
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.