Library · Newport
Goodrich Memorial
Newport’s library is the Goodrich Memorial, a branch of Goodrich Memorial, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Newport’s branch belongs to Goodrich Memorial, which serves 6,457 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Goodrich Memorial
202 Main St., Newport 05855
44 hrsopen a week
11,400sq 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 Goodrich Memorial
18K
visits
2.8 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
119
programs & events
1,755 attended
908
library cards
14% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
14% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
119 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $189K.
Local 62%State 0%Federal 0%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.