Library · Orleans
Jones Memorial
Orleans’s library is the Jones Memorial, a branch of Jones Memorial, open about 18 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Orleans’s branch belongs to Jones Memorial, which serves 3,289 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jones Memorial
1 Water St., Orleans 05860
18 hrsopen a week
11,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Jones Memorial
4,130
visits
1.3 per resident
3,585
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
56
programs & events
224 attended
1,241
library cards
38% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,585 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
56 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $47K.
Local 79%State 1%Gifts & other 20%
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.