Library · Stamford
Stamford Library
Stamford’s library is the Stamford Library, a branch of Stamford Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Stamford’s branch belongs to Stamford Library, which serves 2,505 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Stamford Library
117 Main Street, Stamford 12167
33 hrsopen a week
2,744sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Stamford Library
12K
visits
5.0 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
5.9 per resident
233
programs & events
3,029 attended
1,431
library cards
57% 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
233 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $186K.
Local 38%State 1%Gifts & other 61%
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.