Library · Norwalk
Norwalk Public Library
Norwalk’s library is the Norwalk Public Library, a branch of Norwalk Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Norwalk’s branch belongs to Norwalk Public Library, which serves 18,856 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Norwalk Public Library
46 W. Main St., Norwalk 44857
50 hrsopen a week
11,550sq 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 Norwalk Public Library
43K
visits
2.3 per resident
167K
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
225
programs & events
5,583 attended
8,005
library cards
42% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
167K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
225 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $946K.
Local 13%State 63%Gifts & other 24%
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.