Library · Amherst
Amherst Public Library
Amherst’s library is the Amherst Public Library, a branch of Amherst Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Amherst’s branch belongs to Amherst Public Library, which serves 31,302 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Amherst Public Library
221 Spring St., Amherst 44001
60 hrsopen a week
20,293sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Amherst Public Library
65K
visits
2.1 per resident
193K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
514
programs & events
8,376 attended
11K
library cards
36% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
193K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
514 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 21%State 72%Gifts & other 7%
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.