Library · Smethport
Hamlin Memorial Library
Smethport’s library is the Hamlin Memorial Library, a branch of Hamlin Memorial Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Smethport’s branch belongs to Hamlin Memorial Library, which serves 4,807 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hamlin Memorial Library
123 S Mechanic St., Smethport 16749
33 hrsopen a week
6,972sq 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 Hamlin Memorial Library
7,645
visits
1.6 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
105
programs & events
2,247 attended
760
library cards
16% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
105 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $88K.
Local 7%State 11%Gifts & other 82%
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.