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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
- OLD TOWN, Old Town Public Library - 18,931
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 15,798
- DAMARISCOTTA, Skidompha Public Library - 14,330
- SACO, Dyer Library - 13,456
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 12,658
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 12,547
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 11,977
- BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 11,670
- SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - 11,653
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 10,171
Program Attendance Per Capita
- FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 9.87
- CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 6.67
- LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 5.79
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 5.67
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 4.60
- GUILFORD, Guilford Memorial Library - 4.07
- LOVELL, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library - 2.64
- SOUTHPORT, Southport Memorial Library - 2.60
- DAMARISCOTTA, Skidompha Public Library - 2.45
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 2.32
Library Visits
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 240,353
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 238,562
- FREEPORT, Freeport Community Library - 217,000
- ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - 207,451
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 183,700
- SACO, Dyer Library - 181,167
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 173,828
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 163,200
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 148,565
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 145,000
Library Visits Per Capita
- FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 66.67
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR Southwest Harbor Public Library - 38.71
- BLUE HILL Blue Hill Public Library - 32.58
- CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library- 31.67
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 27.25
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 26.87
- FREEPORT, Freeport Community Library - 25.90
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library- 23.80
- LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 21.65
- CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 17.12
Interlibrary Loan Provided to Other Libraries
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 20,266
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 18,791
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 14,230
- WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 14,067
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 13,749
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 13,144
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 12,937
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 12,625
- CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 11,195
- BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 10,721
Interlibrary Loan Provided to Other Libraries Per Capita
- CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 1.85
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 1.84
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 1.77
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 1.61
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 1.40
- ROCKPORT, Rockport Public Library - 1.33
- CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 1.19
- GRAY, Gray Public Library - 0.95
- WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 0.94
- LOVELL, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library - 0.92
Total Circulation
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 411,819
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 351,460
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - 225,035
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 215,843
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 212,419
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 189,124
- SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - 178,086
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 173,709
- ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - 173,232
- FALMOUTH, Falmouth Memorial Library - 171,351
Total Circulation Per Cap
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 41.79
- CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 34.17
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 34.12
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 31.41
- LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 30.40
- BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 30.15
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 29.55
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 28.66
- ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 24.70
- SWAN'S ISLAND, Swan's Island Public Library - 21.79
Users of Electronic Resources Per Year
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - 59,900
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 59,718
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 56,964
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 48,593
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 36,097
- BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - 32,736
- PRESQUE ISLE, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library - 30,325
- RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 28,000
- BATH, Patten Free Library - 26,064
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 25,279
Users of Electronic Resources Per Year Per Capita
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 15.53
- LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 8.83
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 8.81
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 6.65
- FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 5.56
- RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 4.24
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 4.24
- BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 4.17
- GUILFORD, Guilford Memorial Library - 4.02
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 3.73
Registered Patrons
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 37,589
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - 24,068
- FRYEBURG, Fryeburg Public Library - 16,121
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - 14,103
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 13,573
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - 12,661
- WATERVILLE, Waterville Public Library - 11,943
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 11,796
- SANFORD, Goodall Memorial Library - 10,947
- BATH, Patten Free Library - 10,228
Registered Patrons Per Capita
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 26.87
- FRYEBURG, Fryeburg Public Library - 4.90
- LONG ISLAND, Long Island Community Library - 3.89
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 3.83
- CLIFF ISLAND, Cliff Island Library - 3.83
- RANGELEY, Rangeley Public Library - 2.92
- ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 2.89
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 2.48
- FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 2.42
- MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 2.28
Total Local Government (Municipal) Revenue
(includes appropriations from other towns)
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $1,501,491.00
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $1,171,106.00
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $1,083,776.00
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $885,623.00
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $764,598.00
- SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $695,299.00
- ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth Public Library - $577,715.00
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $562,929.00
- CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - $487,368.00
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - $477,538.00
Total Local Government (Municipal) Revenue Per Capita
- ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 99.88
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 64.20
- VINALHAVEN, Vinalhaven Public Library - 63.59
- CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 61.94
- ROCKLAND, Rockland Public Library - 61.31
- BELFAST, Belfast Free Library - 55.90
- CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - 51.83
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 48.23
- RUMFORD, Rumford Public Library - 46.79
- KITTERY, Rice Public Library - 46.25
Total Operating Revenue
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $2,354,212.00
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $1,226,729.00
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $1,192,756.00
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $1,052,617.00
- SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $797,770.00
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $764,598.00
- BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - $756,243.00
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - $739,800.00
- BATH, Patten Free Library - $619,900.00
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $585,179.00
Total Operating Revenue Per Capita
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 424.09
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 354.22
- MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 173.18
- SWANS ISLAND, Swans Island Library - 146.19
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 139.10
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 135.69
- ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 111.52
- FRENCHBORO, Frenchboro Public Library - 102.22
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Islesford Library - 100.52
- BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 99.24
Staff Expenditures
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - $1,605,891
- BRUNSWICK, Curtis Memorial Library - $831,165
- LEWISTON, Lewiston Public Library - $827,304
- AUBURN, Auburn Public Library - $772,812
- SOUTH PORTLAND, South Portland Public Library - $591,129
- SCARBOROUGH, Scarborough Public Library - $521,193
- AUGUSTA, Lithgow Public Library - $479,679
- BIDDEFORD, McArthur Public Library - $446,940
- BATH, Patten Free Library - $419,981
- CAPE ELIZABETH, Thomas Memorial Library - $416,053
Staff Expenditures Per Capita
- MONHEGAN, Monhegan Memorial Library - 167.37
- CRANBERRY ISLES, Great Cranberry Library - 136.58
- MOUNT DESERT, Northeast Harbor Library - 132.95
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Southwest Harbor Public Library - 85.15
- ISLESBORO, Alice L. Pendleton Library - 69.77
- CAMDEN, Camden Public Library - 66.96
- BLUE HILL, Blue Hill Public Library - 65.97
- CASTINE, Witherle Memorial Library - 61.94
- BROOKLIN, Friend Memorial Public Library - 56.11
- BANGOR, Bangor Public Library - 51.58