Library · Kingston
Hoyt Library
Kingston’s library is the Hoyt Library, a branch of Hoyt Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Kingston’s branch belongs to Hoyt Library, which serves 31,831 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hoyt Library
284 Wyoming Ave, Kingston 18704
42 hrsopen a week
19,727sq 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 Hoyt Library
40K
visits
1.3 per resident
95K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
1,107
programs & events
37K attended
37K
library cards
100% 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
1.3 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
95K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
1,107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $604K.
Local 58%State 26%Gifts & other 16%
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.