Library · Yonkers
Libraries in Yonkers
Yonkers Public Library serves Yonkers’s 211,569 residents from 3 locations. Last year it logged 704,834 visits, about 3.3 for every resident, and lent 629K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Main library
Riverfront Library
One Larkin Center, Yonkers 10701
58 hrsopen a week
70,410sq ft
299Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
705K
visits
3.3 per resident
629K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
5,168
programs & events
124K attended
67K
library cards
32% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
629K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
5,168 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 99%State 1%Federal 0%
Locations
Other libraries in Yonkers
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.