Library · Boston
Peninsula Library & Historical Society
Boston’s library is the Peninsula Library & Historical Society, a branch of Peninsula Library & Historical Society, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Boston’s branch belongs to Peninsula Library & Historical Society, which serves 2,572 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Peninsula Library & Historical Society
6105 Riverview Rd., Peninsula 44264
60 hrsopen a week
8,240sq 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 Peninsula Library & Historical Society
17K
visits
6.4 per resident
87K
loans, print + digital
33.7 per resident
242
programs & events
3,489 attended
1,442
library cards
56% 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
6.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
27.1 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
12.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
87K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
242 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$224 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $577K.
Local 20%State 77%Gifts & other 3%
Locations
Other Peninsula Library & Historical Society branches in Boston
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.