Library · Spring Valley
Finkelstein Memorial Library
Spring Valley’s library is the Finkelstein Memorial Library, a branch of Finkelstein Memorial Library, open about 65 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Spring Valley’s branch belongs to Finkelstein Memorial Library, which serves 135,449 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Finkelstein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street, Spring Valley 10977
65 hrsopen a week
51,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Finkelstein Memorial Library
168K
visits
1.2 per resident
653K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
2,970
programs & events
26K attended
50K
library cards
37% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
653K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
2,970 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.6M.
Local 96%State 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.