Apalachin’s library runs 104 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Apalachin Library Association serves Apalachin’s 2,632 residents. Last year it lent 29K books, movies and e-books and logged 18K visits.
Apalachin’s library, in brief
Three times the programs of a typical library its size
Apalachin Library Association ran 275 programs last year, about 5 a week. That’s 104 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 5,153 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Apalachin uses its library more than almost any town its size
Apalachin Library Association logs 6.9 visits per resident, against a typical 3 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, and lends 8.6 print items per resident against a typical 3.8. On both counts it beats 86% of similar-size libraries across the U.S. How it compares ↓
Kids borrow more here than almost anywhere
Children’s books and media are 54% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 89% of similar-size libraries. That works out to about 27 items per child in Apalachin last year. Kids & programs ↓
Programs lean toward adults
54% of the 275 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 118 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
Big on e-books and audiobooks
Digital borrowing runs 2.6 e-items per resident, against a typical 1, higher than at 86% of similar-size libraries. It’s 23% of all loans. 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.
What’s behind Apalachin’s civic life grade
Apalachin 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 →
About 2 kids’ programs a week
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 Apalachin last year.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on all 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Apalachin Library Association serves 2,632 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 16 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
29K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 16K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.4 time last year, on average.
6,892 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Apalachin Library Association, 719 Main St., Apalachin.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Apalachin? The Handbook →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 $2.61 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Apalachin cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $185K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $483K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $185K 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 1,626 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apalachin | Apalachin Library Association fine-free | 11.2 | 35 | — graded as part of its town |
| Tioga Terrace | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
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.
- Visits are a typical-week estimate. Apalachin Library Association counted one typical week and multiplied by 52, as the survey allows.
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 Apalachin
Does Apalachin have a public library?
Yes. Apalachin Library Association, 719 Main St., serves Apalachin’s 2,632 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 35 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Apalachin Library Association 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 Apalachin’s library?
It logged 6.9 visits and lent 11.2 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Apalachin’s civic life grade?
Apalachin 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 Apalachin.
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.