#1Gilford
Belknap County · 7,898 peopleVisits per resident a year·Gilford Public Library, FY 2024
Gilford, #1 on this list · District No. 9 Schoolhouse · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0New Hampshire rankings · Libraries
Towns with the most-used libraries in New Hampshire
Gilford has the most-used library of New Hampshire’s 109 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 11.3 visits per resident a year at Gilford Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.0.
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
#111.3visits
#2Wolfeboro
Carroll County · 6,637 peopleVisits per resident a year·Wolfeboro Public Library, FY 2024
#3Peterborough
Hillsborough County · 6,499 peopleVisits per resident a year·Peterborough Town Library, FY 2024
All 109 towns
Visits per resident, highest first.
109 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownVisits per residentPeople servedLibrary
65HudsonHillsborough County · 26,001 people25,910George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
80New HamptonBelknap County · 2,428 people2,436Gordon-Nash Library at New Hampton SchoolIMLS, FY 2024
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Questions people ask
Which New Hampshire town has the most-used library?
Gilford (Belknap County): Gilford Public Library counts 11.3 visits per resident a year. Wolfeboro (10.0) and Peterborough (9.5) 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 (109 in New Hampshire). 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 New Hampshire page.
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