Library · Plymouth
Plymouth Public Library
Plymouth’s library is the Plymouth Public Library, a branch of Plymouth Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Plymouth’s branch belongs to Plymouth Public Library, which serves 9,988 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plymouth Public Library
107 West Main St., Plymouth 18651
45 hrsopen a week
5,870sq 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 Plymouth Public Library
10K
visits
1.0 per resident
9,237
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
182
programs & events
2,247 attended
4,603
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,237 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
182 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $144K.
Local 36%State 26%Gifts & other 38%
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.