Library · Derry
Caldwell Memorial Library
Derry’s library is the Caldwell Memorial Library, a branch of Adams Memorial Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Derry’s branch belongs to Adams Memorial Library, which serves 48,983 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Caldwell Memorial Library
982 North Chestnut Extension, Derry 15627
20 hrsopen a week
6,610sq 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 Adams Memorial Library
78K
visits
1.6 per resident
112K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
353
programs & events
7,017 attended
5,532
library cards
11% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
112K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
353 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $710K.
Local 10%State 22%Gifts & other 68%
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.