St. Agatha’s library lends 0.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Long Lake Public Library serves 1,791 people in and around St. Agatha. Last year it lent 975 books, movies and e-books and logged 1,244 visits.
What St. Agatha’s library is like
Mostly paid for by gifts, not taxes
93% of the system’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 7%. What your card is worth ↓
Long Lake Public Library is used less than most libraries its size
Long Lake Public Library records 0.7 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 0.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. It also spends less than most: $18 per resident, against a typical $54. How it compares ↓
Open only about 18 hours a week
The St. Agatha branch keeps short hours: about 18 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Runs on less money than most
Long Lake Public Library spends $18 per resident, less than 93% of similar-size libraries (typical: $54). What your card is worth ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 59% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 87% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. What people borrow ↓
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; Long Lake Public Library serves 1,791 people in and around St. Agatha, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind St. Agatha’s civic life grade
St. Agatha 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Long Lake Public Library serves 1,791 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 1 item goes out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Long Lake Public Library system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
975 loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
125 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
46 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Long Lake Public Library, 384 Main Street, St. Agatha.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Long Lake Public Library branch.
New in St. Agatha? The Handbook →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 St. Agatha cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $32K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $20K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $32K 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 1,184 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madawaska | Madawaska Public Library | 2.0 | 38 | C+ |
| St. Agatha | Long Lake Public Library fine-free | — | 18 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Frenchville | None of its own | — | — | A− |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Long Lake Public Library serves 1,791 people in and around St. Agatha, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just St. Agatha.
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 St. Agatha
Does St. Agatha have a public library?
Yes. Long Lake Public Library, 384 Main Street, serves 1,791 people in and around St. Agatha (the survey’s count) and is open about 18 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Long Lake Public Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is St. Agatha’s library?
It logged 0.7 visits and lent 0.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is St. Agatha’s civic life grade?
St. Agatha 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 St. Agatha.
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.