Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0North Troy’s library is a branch of Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial, which lends less per resident than 92% of systems its size
North Troy’s library is the William & Lucy Rand Memorial, a branch of Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial, which serves 2,337 people and lent 2,223 items last year.
North Troy’s library, in brief
The Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial system is used less than most libraries its size
The Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial system records 0.8 visits per resident, against a typical 3.5 for libraries serving under 2,500 people. Borrowing is 1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9. It also spends less than most: $11 per resident, against a typical $54. How it compares ↓
Open only about 20 hours a week
The North Troy branch keeps short hours: about 20 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Few residents carry a card
Only 14% of the people the system serves have a library card, against a typical 54% for its size. How it compares ↓
Kids’ books are most of what goes out
Children’s books and media make up 64% of print loans. Per resident, kids’ borrowing is lower than at 73% of similar-size libraries, so the high share mostly reflects light borrowing by adults. What people borrow ↓
Runs on less money than most
The Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial system spends $11 per resident, less than 97% of similar-size libraries (typical: $54). What your card is worth ↓
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; North Troy’s library is a branch of Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial, so they cover the whole system (2,337 people), not just the North Troy branch; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind North Troy’s civic life grade
North Troy 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 →
Below most similar-size libraries on all 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial serves 2,337 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial system. The library’s own count.
More than half the print loans are kids’ books
2,223 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
109 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
Find it
William & Lucy Rand Memorial, 160 Railroad St., North Troy.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial branch.
New in North Troy? 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 $1.67 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average North Troy cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $42K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $25K 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 336 cardholders ÷ 12.
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.
- System-wide. William & Lucy Rand Memorial is one branch of Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 2,337 people it serves.
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 North Troy
Does North Troy have a public library?
Yes: William & Lucy Rand Memorial, 160 Railroad St., is a branch of Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial, which serves 2,337 people. The branch is open about 20 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Wm. & Lucy Rand Memorial 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 North Troy’s library?
It logged 0.8 visits and lent 1.0 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is North Troy’s civic life grade?
North Troy 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 North Troy.
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.