Library · Caldwell
Caldwell Public Library
Caldwell’s library is the Caldwell Public Library, a branch of Caldwell Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Caldwell’s branch belongs to Caldwell Public Library, which serves 7,923 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Caldwell Public Library
517 Spruce St., Caldwell 43724
46 hrsopen a week
7,985sq 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 Caldwell Public Library
17K
visits
2.2 per resident
37K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
60
programs & events
1,710 attended
2,697
library cards
34% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
37K loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
60 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $544K.
State 94%Gifts & other 6%
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.