Library · Danbury
Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library
Danbury’s library is the Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library, a branch of Ida Rupp Public Library, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Danbury’s branch belongs to Ida Rupp Public Library, which serves 18,955 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marblehead Peninsula Branch Library
710 W. Main Street, Marblehead 43440
23 hrsopen a week
4,370sq 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 Ida Rupp Public Library
80K
visits
4.2 per resident
189K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
627
programs & events
5,717 attended
8,866
library cards
47% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
47% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
189K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
627 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$145 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.8M.
Local 52%State 36%Gifts & other 12%
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.