Wanakah’s library lends 5.1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7 for libraries its size
Hamburg Public Library serves 60,085 people in and around Wanakah. Last year it lent 304K print books and media and logged 130K visits.
The short version on Wanakah’s library
Few programs for a library this size
Hamburg Public Library offered 354 programs last year, 5.9 per 1,000 residents against a typical 14. Kids & programs ↓
Hamburg Public Library serves more than Wanakah
The library’s service area covers 60,085 people in and around Wanakah, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
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 Wanakah’s civic life grade
Wanakah 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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Hamburg Public Library serves 60,085 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 64 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
304K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 103K books and other items on the shelves went out about 3 times last year, on average.
About 4 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.
Find it
Lake Shore Library, 4857 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg.
No late fees. Loans renew on their own if no one’s waiting. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Wanakah? 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 $4.60 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Wanakah cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $4.8M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1M 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 25,359 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanakah | Lake Shore Library fine-free | 5.1 | 38 | — graded as part of its town |
| Hamburg | Hamburg Public Library fine-free | 5.1 | 54 | C |
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.
- 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 Wanakah
Does Wanakah have a public library?
Yes. Hamburg Public Library, 4857 Lake Shore Road, serves 60,085 people in and around Wanakah (the survey’s count) and is open about 38 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Hamburg Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Wanakah’s library?
It logged 2.2 visits and lent 5.1 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Wanakah’s civic life grade?
Wanakah 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 Wanakah.
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.