Library · Honesdale
Wayne County Public Library
Honesdale’s library is the Wayne County Public Library, a branch of Wayne County Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Honesdale’s branch belongs to Wayne County Public Library, which serves 26,091 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wayne County Public Library
1406 Main St., Honesdale 18431
44 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Wayne County Public Library
42K
visits
1.6 per resident
74K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
373
programs & events
8,122 attended
7,627
library cards
29% 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 (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
74K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
373 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $695K.
Local 21%State 26%Gifts & other 53%
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.