Library · Vergennes
Bixby Memorial
Vergennes’s library is the Bixby Memorial, a branch of Bixby Memorial, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Vergennes’s branch belongs to Bixby Memorial, which serves 7,517 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bixby Memorial
258 Main St., Vergennes 05491
37 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Bixby Memorial
26K
visits
3.4 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
185
programs & events
2,449 attended
4,176
library cards
56% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
185 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $386K.
Local 52%State 0%Federal 5%Gifts & other 42%
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.