Library · Willsboro
Paine Memorial Free Library
Paine Memorial Library serves Willsboro’s 1,905 residents. Last year it logged 6,096 visits, about 3.2 for every resident, and lent 6,556 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Paine Memorial Free Library
2 Gilliland Lane, Willsboro 12996
39 hrsopen a week
1,302sq ft
16Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#453
#453 of 757 NY libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in New York that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
6,096
visits
3.2 per resident
6,556
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
96
programs & events
1,191 attended
1,629
library cards
86% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
3.2 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
86% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,556 loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
96 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$75 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $142K.
Local 12%State 7%Gifts & other 81%
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.