Library · Bangor
Bangor Public Library
Bangor’s library is the Bangor Public Library, a branch of Bangor Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Bangor’s branch belongs to Bangor Public Library, which serves 19,973 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bangor Public Library
39 South Main St., Bangor 18013
43 hrsopen a week
1,722sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Bangor Public Library
52K
visits
2.6 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
85
programs & events
1,321 attended
3,511
library cards
18% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
85 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $149K.
Local 34%State 27%Gifts & other 39%
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.