Photo: Mfwills · CC BY-SA 3.0Enosburg Falls’ library runs 184 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Enosburgh Public serves 2,808 people in and around Enosburg Falls. Last year it lent 16K print books and media and logged 19K visits.
The short version on Enosburg Falls’s library
Five times the programs of a typical library its size
Enosburgh Public ran 516 programs last year, about 10 a week. That’s 184 per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34. People show up: 4,472 attended. Kids & programs ↓
Enosburgh Public serves more than Enosburg Falls
The library’s service area covers 2,808 people in and around Enosburg Falls, so its per-resident numbers are measured against that wider population. How it compares ↓
A place to get online
Enosburgh Public logs about 40 Wi-Fi sessions a day and has 7 public computers. That’s 5.2 sessions per resident a year. A year at the library ↓
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 Enosburg Falls’ civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Enosburg Falls is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Enosburg Falls is graded on two of the three inputs. Enosburg Falls’ count of community nonprofits holds the grade up; the share of younger adults in volunteering groups pulls it down.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($38K–$64K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
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 →
6 community nonprofits are registered in Enosburg Falls
4.1 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (1 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
4.7%
4.7% of Enosburg Falls’ Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.5% in the typical Vermont town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Enosburg Falls’ residents live; 2022.
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.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 6 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Enosburgh Public serves 2,808 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 6 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
16K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 18K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.9 time last year, on average.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
Find it
Enosburgh Public, 241 Main St., Enosburgh Falls.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Enosburg Falls? 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 $1.82 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Enosburg Falls cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $179K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $325K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $179K 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 896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enosburg Falls | Enosburgh Public fine-free | 5.8 | 56 | C |
| Enosburgh | Enosburgh Public fine-free | 5.8 | 56 | B |
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. Vermont 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 Enosburg Falls
Does Enosburg Falls have a public library?
Yes. Enosburgh Public, 241 Main St., serves 2,808 people in and around Enosburg Falls (the survey’s count) and is open about 56 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Enosburgh Public 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 Enosburg Falls’ library?
It logged 6.7 visits and lent 5.8 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Enosburg Falls’ civic life grade?
C Enosburg Falls is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Enosburg Falls.
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.