Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Hartford Village’s library lends 9.1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries its size
Hartford serves 3,213 people in and around Hartford Village. Last year it lent 29K print books and media and logged 11K visits.
Hartford Village’s library, in brief
Programs are almost all for children
89% of the 118 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.5 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
The library is a National Register landmark
Hartford Library has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994. Today’s library there has 2,400 square feet. The building ↓
Hartford Village is a town of borrowers
Hartford lends 9.1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, more than 89% of similar-size libraries. What people borrow ↓
Kids borrow more here than almost anywhere
Children’s books and media are 48% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 88% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Hartford serves more than Hartford Village
The library’s service area covers 3,213 people in and around Hartford Village, 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 Hartford Village’s civic life grade
Hartford Village 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 →
About 2 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 5 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Hartford serves 3,213 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 13 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
29K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 27K books and other items on the shelves went out about 1.1 time last year, on average.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
A National Register landmark since 1994
Hartford, 1587 Maple St., Hartford.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy.
New in Hartford Village? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Hartford Library
Hartford Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 9, 1994. It is significant for its education and architecture at the state level. Its architecture is described as Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.
The Hartford Library is the public library serving the village of Hartford, Vermont. It is located at 1587 Maple Street, in an architecturally distinguished Queen Anne/Colonial Revival building constructed in 1893. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
More about the building →For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $3.51 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Hartford Village cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $128K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $449K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $128K 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 1,293 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Village | Hartford fine-free | 9.1 | 42 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Wilder | Wilder Branch fine-free | 5.9 | 18 | — graded as part of its town |
| White River Junction | None of its own | — | — | — graded as part of its town |
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 Hartford Village
Does Hartford Village have a public library?
Yes. Hartford, 1587 Maple St., serves 3,213 people in and around Hartford Village (the survey’s count) and is open about 42 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Hartford 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 Hartford Village’s library?
It logged 3.4 visits and lent 9.1 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Hartford Village’s civic life grade?
Hartford Village 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 Hartford Village.
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.