#1New Canaan
21,208 peopleVisits per resident a year·New Canaan Library, FY 2024
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Towns with the most-used libraries in Connecticut
New Canaan has the most-used library of Connecticut’s 123 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 17.1 visits per resident a year at New Canaan Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 4.1.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Salisbury
4,290 peopleVisits per resident a year·Scoville Memorial Library, FY 2024
#3Simsbury
25,582 peopleVisits per resident a year·Simsbury Public Library, FY 2024
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Which Connecticut town has the most-used library?
New Canaan: New Canaan Library counts 17.1 visits per resident a year. Salisbury (15.3) and Simsbury (12.6) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (123 in Connecticut). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Connecticut page.
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