Library · New Hope
Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
New Hope’s library is the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury, a branch of Free Library of New Hope and Solebury, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. New Hope’s branch belongs to Free Library of New Hope and Solebury, which serves 11,321 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
93 West Ferry St., New Hope 18938
48 hrsopen a week
2,702sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
44K
visits
3.9 per resident
59K
loans, print + digital
5.2 per resident
347
programs & events
3,510 attended
3,732
library cards
33% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
59K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
347 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $346K.
Local 57%State 12%Gifts & other 31%
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.