Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Bohemia’s library runs 63 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14 for libraries its size
Connetquot Public Library serves 38,927 people in and around Bohemia. Last year it lent 257K books, movies and e-books and logged 193K visits.
The short version on Bohemia’s library
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Connetquot Public Library ran 2,461 programs last year, about 47 a week. That’s 63 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 14. People show up: 47,000 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Most of the library’s borrowing is digital
E-books, e-audiobooks and streaming make up 52% of loans, more per resident than at 91% of similar-size libraries. Print still makes up 48%. What people borrow ↓
A well-funded system
Connetquot Public Library spends $162 per resident a year, about four times the typical $40 for a library its size. Almost all of it (95%) comes from local taxes. What your card is worth ↓
Open about 71 hours a week
The Bohemia branch is open about 71 hours a week, averaged over the year. The building ↓
Programs lean toward adults
52% of the 2,461 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 666 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
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; Connetquot Public Library serves 38,927 people in and around Bohemia, and its numbers cover all of them.
What’s behind Bohemia’s civic life grade
Bohemia 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 13 kids’ programs a week
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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Connetquot Public Library serves 38,927 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 70 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Connetquot Public Library system. The library’s own count.
52% of borrowing is digital
257K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
133,992 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Connetquot Public Library, 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Connetquot Public Library branch.
New in Bohemia? 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 Bohemia cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $6.3M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $4.5M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $6.3M 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 19,215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | Connetquot Public Library fine-free | — | 71 | — graded as part of its town |
| Central Islip | Central Islip Public Library fine-free | — | 65 | — graded as part of its town |
| Sayville | Sayville Library fine-free | — | 63 | — graded as part of its town |
| Holbrook | Sachem Public Library fine-free | — | 65 | — graded as part of its town |
| North Great River | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Ronkonkoma | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
| Oakdale | 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.
- System-wide. Connetquot Public Library serves 38,927 people in and around Bohemia, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Bohemia.
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 Bohemia
Does Bohemia have a public library?
Yes. Connetquot Public Library, 760 Ocean Avenue, serves 38,927 people in and around Bohemia (the survey’s count) and is open about 71 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Connetquot 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 Bohemia’s library?
It logged 5.0 visits and lent 6.6 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Bohemia’s civic life grade?
Bohemia 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 Bohemia.
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.