Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0Armonk’s library runs 93 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size
North Castle Public Library serves 12,408 people in and around Armonk. Last year it lent 131K books, movies and e-books and logged 84K visits.
Armonk’s library, in brief
Four times the programs of a typical library its size
North Castle Public Library ran 1,149 programs last year, about 22 a week. That’s 93 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24. People show up: 35,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
48% of borrowing happens on a screen
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 48% of loans, more per resident than at 97% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 52%, much of it kids’ books. What people borrow ↓
People come to North Castle Public Library a lot
North Castle Public Library logs 6.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3.1 for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people, more than 89% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 5.5 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
Armonk invests in its library
North Castle Public Library spends $149 per resident a year, about three times the typical $43 for a library its size. All of it comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 64% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is higher than at 79% of similar-size libraries. 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 Armonk’s civic life grade
Armonk 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 12 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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 7 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
North Castle Public Library serves 12,408 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 27 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
48% of borrowing is digital
131K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 62K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.1 time last year, on average.
62,637 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
North Castle Public Library, 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk.
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 Armonk? 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 $1.21 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Armonk cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.8M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $2.2M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.8M 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 4,040 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Armonk ranks 2nd of 3 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | Greenwich Library fine-free | 15.1 | 63 | B+ |
| Armonk | North Castle Public Library fine-free | 10.5 | 47 | — graded as part of its town |
| North Castle | North Castle Public Library fine-free | 10.5 | 47 | B+ |
| New Castle | Chappaqua Central School District Public Library | — | 63 | 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.
- 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 Armonk
Does Armonk have a public library?
Yes. North Castle Public Library, 19 Whippoorwill Road East, serves 12,408 people in and around Armonk (the survey’s count) and is open about 47 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Castle 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 Armonk’s library?
It logged 6.8 visits and lent 10.5 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Armonk’s civic life grade?
Armonk 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 Armonk.
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.