Library · North Kingstown
Libraries in North Kingstown
North Kingstown Free Library serves North Kingstown’s 19,821 residents. Last year it logged 100,119 visits, about 5.1 for every resident, and lent 329K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
North Kingstown Free Library
100 Boone Street, North Kingstown 02852
60 hrsopen a week
26,000sq ft
102Kbooks & media
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
#10
#10 of 48 RI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Rhode Island that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
100K
visits
5.1 per resident
329K
loans, print + digital
16.6 per resident
395
programs & events
7,947 attended
12K
library cards
60% 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
60% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
329K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
395 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$84 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.7M.
Local 82%State 17%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
Locations
Other libraries in North Kingstown
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.