North Gorham Public Library
North Gorham Public Library is a nonprofit public library based in Gorham (Cumberland County), Maine, serving a legal service area of 29,167 residents from a single building. Among the 964 profiled systems serving 25,000 to 49,999 residents, it ranks last for operating spending per resident, last for paid staff per resident and second-lowest for visits per resident.
Among the 228 profiled systems in Maine, it ranks fourth for population served, but ranks last for public computers per resident. Against the median system of its size class, it records only 1% of the physical checkouts per resident and only 4% of the program attendance per resident.
North Gorham against the 964 systems of its size class
North Gorham in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 1,900
- Physical checkouts
- 1,605
- …of children's materials
- 539
- Registered users
- 809
- Program sessions
- 69
- Program attendance
- 413
- Print volumes
- 6,850
- Audio items (physical)
- 73
- Video items (physical)
- 330
- Public computers
- 1
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 762
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 0.5
- Operating spending
- $21,995
- …on books and other materials
- $2,903
- Overdue fines on print items
- not charged
Where North Gorham gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $23,858, or $0.82 per resident. The local-government share sits 22 percentage points below the combined share for the 228 profiled systems in Maine. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Nonprofit association libraries of similar size in other states
All six of these systems record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Cooper-Siegel Community Library in Pennsylvania.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity | Nazareth, PA | 29,584 | 2.00 | 3.97 | $22.83 |
| Cooper-Siegel Community Library | Pittsburgh, PA | 29,438 | 3.85 | 8.69 | $42.25 |
| Whitehall Township Public Library | Whitehall, PA | 29,173 | 1.59 | 2.73 | $19.35 |
| South Country Library | Bellport, NY | 29,046 | 3.79 | 5.24 | $100.94 |
| Brookhaven Free Library | Brookhaven, NY | 29,046 | 0.53 | 0.56 | $32.93 |
| Murrysville Community Library | Murrysville, PA | 28,783 | 2.57 | 3.46 | $51.71 |
Who comes to North Gorham programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 64% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 6 people each.
Nearest in size within Maine
- Auburn Public Library · Auburn · 27,590 residents
- Curtis Memorial Library · Brunswick · 27,468 residents
- Bangor Public Library · Bangor · 31,628 residents
- South Portland Public Library · South Portland · 26,840 residents
The North Gorham building
The single building covers 1,200 square feet, 0.04 square feet per resident against a median of 0.74 for the size class. It is open 14.7 hours a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Gorham Public Library | Central library | Gorham | 14.7 | 1,200 |