Ledyard’s library logs 17 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Ledyard Public Library serves Ledyard’s 136 residents. Last year it lent 337 print books and media and logged 2,297 visits.
Ledyard’s library, in brief
More of a place to be than a place to borrow
Visits per resident beat 96% of similar-size libraries, while borrowing beats only 32%. The building also logs about 2 Wi-Fi sessions a day. A year at the library ↓
Few programs for a library this size
Ledyard Public Library offered 0 programs last year, 0 per 1,000 residents against a typical 60. Kids & programs ↓
Open only about 11 hours a week
Ledyard Public Library keeps short hours: about 11 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
A small-town library
Ledyard Public Library serves 136 residents with about one full-time staff. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
A place to get online
Ledyard Public Library logs about 2 Wi-Fi sessions a day and has 4 public computers. That’s 5.4 sessions per resident a year. A year at the library ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Ledyard’s civic life grade
Ledyard 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 →
A year at Ledyard Public Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Ledyard Public Library serves 136 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Books and media off the shelf
337 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 5,586 books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
What kids borrow
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Find it
Ledyard Public Library, 220 Edmunds St., Ledyard.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Ledyard cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $15K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $7,561 worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $15K 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 78 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Visits count everyone. Ledyard’s 2,297 visits include people from nearby towns and summer visitors; the survey has no resident share.
- 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 Ledyard
Does Ledyard have a public library?
Yes. Ledyard Public Library, 220 Edmunds St., serves Ledyard’s 136 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 11 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Ledyard Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Ledyard’s library?
It logged 16.9 visits and lent 2.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Ledyard’s civic life grade?
Ledyard 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 Ledyard.
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.