Library · Ulster
Mather Memorial Library
Ulster’s library is the Mather Memorial Library, a branch of Mather Memorial Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ulster’s branch belongs to Mather Memorial Library, which serves 2,608 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mather Memorial Library
23866 Route 220, Ulster 18850
34 hrsopen a week
2,067sq 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 Mather Memorial Library
4,888
visits
1.9 per resident
7,787
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
53
programs & events
88 attended
522
library cards
20% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,787 loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
53 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $58K.
Local 30%State 31%Gifts & other 39%
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.