Inwood’s library lends 9.9 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Inwood Public Library serves Inwood’s 2,664 residents. Last year it lent 26K print books and media and logged 4,900 visits.
The short version on Inwood’s library
More than half the print loans are for kids
Children’s books and media are 66% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 96% of similar-size libraries. That works out to about 90 items per child in Inwood last year. Kids & programs ↓
People borrow more than they stay
Borrowing per resident is higher than at 91% of similar-size libraries, but visits are lower than at 72%. People come in, pick up their books and go. How it compares ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Inwood Public Library offered 9 programs last year, 3.4 per 1,000 residents against a typical 34. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 20 hours a week
Inwood Public Library keeps short hours: about 20 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Inwood’s civic life grade
Inwood isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
9 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Inwood last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 2 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Inwood Public Library serves 2,664 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 26 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
26K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 24K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.1 time last year, on average.
Find it
Inwood Public Library, 103 S Main St., Inwood.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $7.85 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Inwood cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $49K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $385K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $49K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 613 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Inwood
Does Inwood have a public library?
Yes. Inwood Public Library, 103 S Main St., serves Inwood’s 2,664 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 20 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Inwood Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Inwood’s library?
It logged 1.8 visits and lent 9.9 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Inwood’s civic life grade?
Inwood isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Inwood.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.