Library · Grafton
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library
Grafton’s library is the U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library, a branch of U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Grafton’s branch belongs to U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library, which serves 18,922 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library
1620 11th Ave., Grafton 53024
54 hrsopen a week
26,650sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library
76K
visits
4.0 per resident
205K
loans, print + digital
10.8 per resident
325
programs & events
6,232 attended
9,529
library cards
50% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
50% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
205K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
325 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $835K.
Local 98%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.