Maine Public Libraries Top Ten FY07

Note: Portland Public Library is not included in the Top Ten since the figures were not available at the time the Top Ten was complied.

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Program Attendance

  1. OLD TOWN, Old Town Public Library - 18,931
  2. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 15,798
  3. DAMARISCOTTA, Skidompha Public Library - 14,330
  4. SACO, Dyer Library - 13,456
  5. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 12,658
  6. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 12,547
  7. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 11,977
  8. BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 11,670
  9. SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - 11,653
  10. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 10,171

Program Attendance Per Capita

  1. FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 9.87
  2. CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 6.67
  3. LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 5.79
  4. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 5.67
  5. CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 4.60
  6. GUILFORD, Guilford Memorial Library - 4.07
  7. LOVELL, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library - 2.64
  8. SOUTHPORT, Southport Memorial Library - 2.60
  9. DAMARISCOTTA, Skidompha Public Library - 2.45
  10. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 2.32

Library Visits

  1. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 240,353
  2. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 238,562
  3. FREEPORT, Freeport Community Library - 217,000
  4. ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - 207,451
  5. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 183,700
  6. SACO, Dyer Library - 181,167
  7. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 173,828
  8. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 163,200
  9. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 148,565
  10. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 145,000

Library Visits Per Capita

  1. FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 66.67
  2. SOUTHWEST HARBOR Southwest Harbor Public Library - 38.71
  3. BLUE HILL Blue Hill Public Library - 32.58
  4. CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library- 31.67
  5. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 27.25
  6. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 26.87
  7. FREEPORT, Freeport Community Library - 25.90
  8. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library- 23.80
  9. LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 21.65
  10. CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 17.12

Interlibrary Loan Provided to Other Libraries

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 20,266
  2. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 18,791
  3. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 14,230
  4. WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 14,067
  5. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 13,749
  6. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 13,144
  7. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 12,937
  8. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 12,625
  9. CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 11,195
  10. BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 10,721

Interlibrary Loan Provided to Other Libraries Per Capita

  1. CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 1.85
  2. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 1.84
  3. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 1.77
  4. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 1.61
  5. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 1.40
  6. ROCKPORT, Rockport Public Library - 1.33
  7. CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 1.19
  8. GRAY, Gray Public Library - 0.95
  9. WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 0.94
  10. LOVELL, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library - 0.92

Total Circulation

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 411,819
  2. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 351,460
  3. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 225,035
  4. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 215,843
  5. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 212,419
  6. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 189,124
  7. SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - 178,086
  8. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 173,709
  9. ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - 173,232
  10. FALMOUTH, Falmouth Memorial Library - 171,351

Total Circulation Per Cap

  1. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 41.79
  2. CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 34.17
  3. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 34.12
  4. CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 31.41
  5. LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 30.40
  6. BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 30.15
  7. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 29.55
  8. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 28.66
  9. ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 24.70
  10. SWAN'S ISLAND, Swan's Island Public Library - 21.79

Users of Electronic Resources Per Year

  1. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 59,900
  2. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 59,718
  3. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 56,964
  4. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 48,593
  5. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 36,097
  6. BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 32,736
  7. PRESQUE ISLE, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library - 30,325
  8. RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 28,000
  9. BATH, Patten Free Library - 26,064
  10. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 25,279

Users of Electronic Resources Per Year Per Capita

  1. CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 15.53
  2. LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 8.83
  3. CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 8.81
  4. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 6.65
  5. FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 5.56
  6. RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 4.24
  7. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 4.24
  8. BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 4.17
  9. GUILFORD, Guilford Memorial Library - 4.02
  10. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 3.73

Registered Patrons

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 37,589
  2. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 24,068
  3. FRYEBURG, Fryeburg Public Library - 16,121
  4. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 14,103
  5. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 13,573
  6. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 12,661
  7. WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 11,943
  8. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 11,796
  9. SANFORD, Goodall Memorial Library - 10,947
  10. BATH, Patten Free Library - 10,228

Registered Patrons Per Capita

  1. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 26.87
  2. FRYEBURG, Fryeburg Public Library - 4.90
  3. LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 3.89
  4. CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 3.83
  5. CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 3.83
  6. RANGELEY, Rangeley Public Library - 2.92
  7. ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 2.89
  8. CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 2.48
  9. FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 2.42
  10. MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 2.28

Total Local Government (Municipal) Revenue

(includes appropriations from other towns)

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $1,501,491.00
  2. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $1,171,106.00
  3. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $1,083,776.00
  4. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $885,623.00
  5. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $764,598.00
  6. SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $695,299.00
  7. ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - $577,715.00
  8. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $562,929.00
  9. CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - $487,368.00
  10. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - $477,538.00

Total Local Government (Municipal) Revenue Per Capita

  1. ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 99.88
  2. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 64.20
  3. VINALHAVEN, Vinalhaven Public Library - 63.59
  4. CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 61.94
  5. ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 61.31
  6. BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 55.90
  7. CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 51.83
  8. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 48.23
  9. RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 46.79
  10. KITTERY, Rice Public Library - 46.25

Total Operating Revenue

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $2,354,212.00
  2. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $1,226,729.00
  3. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $1,192,756.00
  4. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $1,052,617.00
  5. SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $797,770.00
  6. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $764,598.00
  7. BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - $756,243.00
  8. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - $739,800.00
  9. BATH, Patten Free Library - $619,900.00
  10. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $585,179.00

Total Operating Revenue Per Capita

  1. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 424.09
  2. CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 354.22
  3. MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 173.18
  4. SWANS ISLAND, Swans Island Library - 146.19
  5. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 139.10
  6. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 135.69
  7. ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 111.52
  8. FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 102.22
  9. CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 100.52
  10. BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 99.24

Staff Expenditures

  1. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $1,605,891
  2. BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $831,165
  3. LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $827,304
  4. AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $772,812
  5. SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $591,129
  6. SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $521,193
  7. AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $479,679
  8. BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - $446,940
  9. BATH, Patten Free Library - $419,981
  10. CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - $416,053

Staff Expenditures Per Capita

  1. MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 167.37
  2. CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 136.58
  3. MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 132.95
  4. SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 85.15
  5. ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 69.77
  6. CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 66.96
  7. BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 65.97
  8. CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 61.94
  9. BROOKLIN, Friend Memorial Public Library - 56.11
  10. BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 51.58