Library · Chittenden
Chittenden Public
Chittenden Public serves Chittenden’s 1,405 residents. Last year it logged 2,620 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 1,017 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Chittenden Public
Barstow School, Chittenden 05737
13 hrsopen a week
1,700sq ft
2,944books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#98
#98 of 147 VT libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Vermont that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,620
visits
1.9 per resident
1,017
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
42
programs & events
516 attended
539
library cards
38% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,017 loans last year
Books & media (adults)93%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
42 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $29K.
Local 62%State 1%Gifts & other 37%
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.