Library · Rutland
Rutland Free
Rutland’s library is the Rutland Free, a branch of Rutland Free, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Rutland’s branch belongs to Rutland Free, which serves 21,887 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rutland Free
10 Court St., Rutland 05701
51 hrsopen a week
26,000sq 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 Rutland Free
84K
visits
3.8 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
385
programs & events
7,855 attended
10K
library cards
46% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.8 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
385 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 92%State 2%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.