Library · Williston
Dorothy Alling Memorial
Williston’s library is the Dorothy Alling Memorial, a branch of Dorothy Alling Memorial, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Williston’s branch belongs to Dorothy Alling Memorial, which serves 10,541 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dorothy Alling Memorial
21 Library Lane, Williston 05495
49 hrsopen a week
9,507sq 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 Dorothy Alling Memorial
60K
visits
5.7 per resident
134K
loans, print + digital
12.7 per resident
763
programs & events
12K attended
4,615
library cards
44% 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
5.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.1 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
134K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
763 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$84 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $890K.
Local 98%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.