Towns with the most-used libraries in New York

Shelter Island has the most-used library of New York’s 241 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 27.5 visits per resident a year at Shelter Island Public Library Society (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.6.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work