Cobleigh Public
Cobleigh Public serves 9,807 people in and around Lyndonville. Last year it lent 30K books, movies and e-books and logged 15K visits.
What stands out about Cobleigh Public
Read from the library’s own yearly report. The page puts what stands out first.
Every hour the doors are open, about 10 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Cobleigh Public system. The library’s own count.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $2.12 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Lyndonville cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $304K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $644K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $304K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 1,910 cardholders ÷ 12.
Close to typical for its size
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S. A tiny town’s library always looks busier per person, so it’s only compared with its own size.
Cobleigh Public serves 9,807 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Books and media off the shelf
30K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
442 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
Cobleigh Public, 14 Depot St., Lyndonville.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Cobleigh Public branch.
New in Lyndonville? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndonville | Cobleigh Public fine-free | — | 37 |
| Lyndon Center | None of its own | — | — |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report.
About these numbers
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Hours are an average. The 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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
- System-wide. Cobleigh Public serves 9,807 people in and around Lyndonville, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Lyndonville.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Lyndonville.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.