Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Fleischmanns’ library logs 15 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries its size
Skene Memorial Library serves Fleischmanns’s 210 residents. Last year it lent 1,160 print books and media and logged 3,120 visits.
What Fleischmanns’s library is like
People come to Skene Memorial Library a lot
Skene Memorial Library logs 15 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people, more than 95% of similar-size libraries. Borrowing is above typical too, at 5.5 print items per resident. How it compares ↓
A small-town library
Skene Memorial Library serves 210 residents with about one full-time staff. It’s compared only with libraries serving under 2,500 people, because per-person numbers always look big in a small town. A year at the library ↓
Gifts and endowments pay a real share
34% of the library’s income comes from gifts, endowments, fees and other sources, not taxes. Local taxes cover 62%. What your card is worth ↓
Open only about 20 hours a week
Skene Memorial Library keeps short hours: about 20 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
The library is a National Register landmark
Skene Memorial Library has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2001. Today’s library there has 3,600 square feet. The building ↓
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; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Fleischmanns’ civic life grade
Fleischmanns 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 →
Every hour the doors are open, about 1 item goes out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Skene Memorial Library serves 210 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Books and media off the shelf
1,160 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 10K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
15 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
A National Register landmark since 2001
Skene Memorial Library, 1017 Main Street, Fleischmanns.
No late fees. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Fleischmanns? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Skene Memorial Library
Skene Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2001. It is significant for its social history and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Shingle Style.
The Skene Memorial Library is located on Main Street in Fleischmanns, New York, United States. It is also used as the village hall. The frame building, combining elements of the Queen Anne and Shingle architectural styles, dates to the early 20th century. Its exterior incorporates aspects of local train station architecture.
More about the building →What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Fleischmanns cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $38K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $22K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $38K 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 179 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. New York libraries often don’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
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 Fleischmanns
Does Fleischmanns have a public library?
Yes. Skene Memorial Library, 1017 Main Street, serves Fleischmanns’ 210 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 20 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Skene Memorial Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Fleischmanns’ library?
It logged 14.9 visits and lent 5.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Fleischmanns’ civic life grade?
Fleischmanns 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 Fleischmanns.
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. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places; photo via Wikimedia Commons. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.