Library · Westbury
Westbury Memorial Public Library
Westbury’s library is the Westbury Memorial Public Library, a branch of Westbury Memorial Public Library, open about 71 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Westbury’s branch belongs to Westbury Memorial Public Library, which serves 27,050 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Westbury Memorial Public Library
445 Jefferson Street, Westbury 11590
71 hrsopen a week
28,600sq 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 Westbury Memorial Public Library
146K
visits
5.4 per resident
106K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
1,631
programs & events
30K attended
18K
library cards
65% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
5.4 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
106K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
1,631 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$125 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.4M.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
Locations
Other Westbury Memorial Public Library branches in Westbury
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.