Library · Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake Public Library
Tupper Lake’s library is the Tupper Lake Public Library, a branch of Tupper Lake Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Tupper Lake’s branch belongs to Tupper Lake Public Library, which serves 5,432 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tupper Lake Public Library
41 Lake Street, Tupper Lake 12986
52 hrsopen a week
10,318sq 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 Tupper Lake Public Library
23K
visits
4.3 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
251
programs & events
4,024 attended
4,026
library cards
74% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)74%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
251 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $255K.
Local 89%State 1%Gifts & other 10%
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.