Library · Waterford
Waterford Public Library
Waterford’s library is the Waterford Public Library, a branch of Waterford Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Waterford’s branch belongs to Waterford Public Library, which serves 5,756 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Waterford Public Library
117 Third Street, Waterford 12188
38 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Waterford Public Library
33K
visits
5.8 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
135
programs & events
1,562 attended
2,168
library cards
38% 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
5.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
135 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $338K.
Local 95%State 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.