Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodsville Free Public Library didn’t send its yearly numbers to the Public Libraries Survey
Woodsville Free Public Library serves 4,636 people in and around Woodsville.
Woodsville’s library, in brief
Open only about 16 hours a week
Woodsville Free Public Library keeps short hours: about 16 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Woodsville Free Public Library serves more than Woodsville
The library’s service area covers 4,636 people in and around Woodsville, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population.
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 Woodsville’s civic life grade
Woodsville 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 →
Find it
Woodsville Free Public Library, 14 School Lane, Woodsville.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Woodsville? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Bath Public Library fine-free | 15.0 | 21 | B+ |
| Haverhill | Haverhill Library Association fine-free | 1.4 | 16 | B |
| Woodsville | Woodsville Free Public Library fine-free | — | 16 | — graded as part of its town |
| Wells River | Baldwin Memorial fine-free | — | 20 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Newbury | Baldwin Memorial fine-free | — | 20 | B |
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.
- The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
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 Woodsville
Does Woodsville have a public library?
Yes. Woodsville Free Public Library, 14 School Lane, serves 4,636 people in and around Woodsville (the survey’s count) and is open about 16 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Woodsville Free 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).
What is Woodsville’s civic life grade?
Woodsville 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 Woodsville.
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.