Library · Westfield
Westfield Public Library
Westfield’s library is the Westfield Public Library, a branch of Westfield Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Westfield’s branch belongs to Westfield Public Library, which serves 2,100 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Westfield Public Library
147 Maple St., Westfield 16950
34 hrsopen a week
1,807sq 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 Westfield Public Library
832
visits
0.4 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
35
programs & events
255 attended
395
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)94%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
35 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $61K.
Local 21%State 26%Gifts & other 53%
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.