Wynantskill’s library runs 8 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 24 for libraries its size
North Greenbush Public Library serves 13,292 people in and around Wynantskill. Last year it lent 93K books, movies and e-books and logged 20K visits.
The short version on Wynantskill’s library
Few programs for a library this size
North Greenbush Public Library offered 106 programs last year, 8 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
Wynantskill out-borrows every town next door
At 7 loans per resident, Wynantskill leads the four towns here. The closest is North Greenbush, at 7. Libraries next door ↓
North Greenbush Public Library serves more than Wynantskill
The library’s service area covers 13,292 people in and around Wynantskill, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
Most programs are for young children
69% of the 106 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including 50 for ages 0–5. 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.
What’s behind Wynantskill’s civic life grade
Wynantskill 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 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
North Greenbush Public Library serves 13,292 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 37 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Mostly books and media off the shelf
93K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
Each of the 57K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.1 time last year, on average.
30,930 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 1 kids’ program 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
North Greenbush Public Library, 141 Main Avenue, Wynantskill.
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 Wynantskill? 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 $4.71 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Wynantskill cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $301K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.4M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $301K 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 2,915 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Wynantskill borrows the most per resident of the 4 towns here. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynantskill | North Greenbush Public Library fine-free | 7.0 | 49 | — graded as part of its town |
| North Greenbush | North Greenbush Public Library fine-free | 7.0 | 49 | C− |
| Brunswick | Brunswick Community Library fine-free | 5.7 | 44 | C− |
| Troy | Troy Public Library fine-free | 2.9 | 60 | 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.
- 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 Wynantskill
Does Wynantskill have a public library?
Yes. North Greenbush Public Library, 141 Main Avenue, serves 13,292 people in and around Wynantskill (the survey’s count) and is open about 49 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is North Greenbush 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 Wynantskill’s library?
It logged 1.5 visits and lent 7.0 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Wynantskill’s civic life grade?
Wynantskill 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 Wynantskill.
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.