Library · Derby
Dailey Memorial
Derby’s library is the Dailey Memorial, a branch of Dailey Memorial, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Derby’s branch belongs to Dailey Memorial, which serves 2,857 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dailey Memorial
101 Junior High Dr., Derby 05829
35 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dailey Memorial
11K
visits
4.0 per resident
23K
loans, print + digital
8.0 per resident
122
programs & events
1,353 attended
1,321
library cards
46% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
23K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
122 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $102K.
Local 39%State 0%Federal 1%Gifts & other 61%
Locations
Other Dailey Memorial branches in Derby
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.