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Maine Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 220
Median expenditures $87K
25th–75th percentile $37K  –  $294K
Total spend $59.0M
  1. #1
    Portland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 68,424
    Expenditures $5.6M
    Revenue $5.8M
  2. #2
    Bangor Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,588
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.0M
  3. #3
    Curtis Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,872
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.5M
  4. #4
    Lewiston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,493
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.8M
  5. #5
    Scarborough Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,218
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  6. #6
    Auburn Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,979
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  7. #7
    Mcarthur Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,450
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  8. #8
    Camden Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,287
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  9. #9
    YORK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,998
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $997K
  10. #10
    Falmouth Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,857
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $939K
  11. #11
    Kennebunk FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,192
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  12. #12
    South Portland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,026
    Expenditures $977K
    Revenue $804K
  13. #13
    Patten FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,509
    Expenditures $959K
    Revenue $1.0M
  14. #14
    Lithgow Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,066
    Expenditures $909K
    Revenue $901K
  15. #15
    Topsham Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,741
    Expenditures $897K
    Revenue $999K
  16. #16
    Waterville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,828
    Expenditures $824K
    Revenue $851K
  17. #17
    Thomas Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,580
    Expenditures $815K
    Revenue $724K
  18. #18
    Belfast FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,041
    Expenditures $792K
    Revenue $792K
  19. #19
    Jesup Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,269
    Expenditures $782K
    Revenue $754K
  20. #20
    BLUE HILL Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,859
    Expenditures $775K
    Revenue $814K
  21. #21
    Skidompha Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,056
    Expenditures $759K
    Revenue $624K
  22. #22
    RICE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,235
    Expenditures $724K
    Revenue $489K
  23. #23
    Freeport Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,784
    Expenditures $721K
    Revenue $555K
  24. #24
    Wells Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,731
    Expenditures $716K
    Revenue $638K
  25. #25
    Windham Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,128
    Expenditures $712K
    Revenue $569K
  26. #26
    Baxter Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,785
    Expenditures $706K
    Revenue $562K
  27. #27
    Walker Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,645
    Expenditures $689K
    Revenue $607K
  28. #28
    DYER Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,872
    Expenditures $683K
    Revenue $703K
  29. #29
    Merrill Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,091
    Expenditures $678K
    Revenue $582K
  30. #30
    Prince Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,848
    Expenditures $633K
    Revenue $689K
  31. #31
    Rockland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,002
    Expenditures $630K
    Revenue $630K
  32. #32
    Ellsworth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,016
    Expenditures $607K
    Revenue $635K
  33. #33
    MARK AND Emily Turner Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,678
    Expenditures $603K
    Revenue $488K
  34. #34
    Goodall Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,266
    Expenditures $582K
    Revenue $951K
  35. #35
    Rockport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,709
    Expenditures $576K
    Revenue $576K
  36. #36
    Gardiner Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,357
    Expenditures $547K
    Revenue $614K
  37. #37
    Southwest Harbor Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,814
    Expenditures $542K
    Revenue $559K
  38. #38
    Northeast Harbor Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,200
    Expenditures $511K
    Revenue $547K
  39. #39
    Charles M. Bailey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,183
    Expenditures $477K
    Revenue $449K
  40. #40
    Louis T. Graves Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,696
    Expenditures $450K
    Revenue $487K
  41. #41
    OLD TOWN Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,540
    Expenditures $415K
    Revenue $511K
  42. #42
    Lisbon Library DEPT
    FY 2023 pop. 9,743
    Expenditures $398K
    Revenue $437K
  43. #43
    GRAY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,427
    Expenditures $393K
    Revenue $415K
  44. #44
    Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,398
    Expenditures $388K
    Revenue $409K
  45. #45
    Libby Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,299
    Expenditures $383K
    Revenue $399K
  46. #46
    Springvale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,266
    Expenditures $364K
    Revenue $345K
  47. #47
    Orono Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,251
    Expenditures $363K
    Revenue $369K
  48. #48
    Norway Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,236
    Expenditures $355K
    Revenue $354K
  49. #49
    Rumford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,704
    Expenditures $348K
    Revenue $291K
  50. #50
    Brewer Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,666
    Expenditures $342K
    Revenue $372K
  51. #51
    Farmington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,193
    Expenditures $323K
    Revenue $328K
  52. #52
    Edythe DYER Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,887
    Expenditures $322K
    Revenue $330K
  53. #53
    Millinocket Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,113
    Expenditures $315K
    Revenue $372K
  54. #54
    Winslow Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,026
    Expenditures $296K
    Revenue $286K
  55. #55
    William FOGG Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,162
    Expenditures $295K
    Revenue $270K
  56. #56
    Witherle Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,335
    Expenditures $294K
    Revenue $294K
  57. #57
    Berwick Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,194
    Expenditures $280K
    Revenue $321K
  58. #58
    Skowhegan FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,661
    Expenditures $277K
    Revenue $258K
  59. #59
    CARY Library-houlton
    FY 2023 pop. 13,660
    Expenditures $273K
    Revenue $300K
  60. #60
    Thompson FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,558
    Expenditures $267K
    Revenue $277K
  61. #61
    Oakland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,322
    Expenditures $256K
    Revenue $256K
  62. #62
    D.A. HURD Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,148
    Expenditures $254K
    Revenue $291K
  63. #63
    Ricker Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,947
    Expenditures $245K
    Revenue $245K
  64. #64
    Bridgton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,643
    Expenditures $237K
    Revenue $237K
  65. #65
    Lawrence Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,537
    Expenditures $228K
    Revenue $251K
  66. #66
    Wiscasset Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,540
    Expenditures $223K
    Revenue $223K
  67. #67
    Paris Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,340
    Expenditures $219K
    Revenue $229K
  68. #68
    Caribou Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,441
    Expenditures $218K
    Revenue $251K
  69. #69
    South Berwick Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,670
    Expenditures $210K
    Revenue $207K
  70. #70
    Pittsfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,907
    Expenditures $202K
    Revenue $231K
  71. #71
    Lincoln Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,863
    Expenditures $198K
    Revenue $172K
  72. #72
    Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,600
    Expenditures $196K
    Revenue $158K
  73. #73
    Jay-niles Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,659
    Expenditures $194K
    Revenue $196K
  74. #74
    Raymond Village Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,600
    Expenditures $187K
    Revenue $203K
  75. #75
    Wilton FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,871
    Expenditures $187K
    Revenue $187K
  76. #76
    Rangeley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,893
    Expenditures $179K
    Revenue $157K
  77. #77
    Jackson Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,633
    Expenditures $170K
    Revenue $185K
  78. #78
    Naples Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,971
    Expenditures $168K
    Revenue $153K
  79. #79
    Thomaston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,785
    Expenditures $167K
    Revenue $160K
  80. #80
    Ludden Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,423
    Expenditures $166K
    Revenue $180K
  81. #81
    Calais FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,116
    Expenditures $166K
    Revenue $177K
  82. #82
    Carver Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,654
    Expenditures $165K
    Revenue $187K
  83. #83
    Waldoboro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,277
    Expenditures $152K
    Revenue $157K
  84. #84
    Abbott Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,856
    Expenditures $152K
    Revenue $129K
  85. #85
    NEW Gloucester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,774
    Expenditures $149K
    Revenue $111K
  86. #86
    BUCK Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,770
    Expenditures $146K
    Revenue $193K
  87. #87
    Waterboro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,082
    Expenditures $146K
    Revenue $122K
  88. #88
    Newport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,694
    Expenditures $144K
    Revenue $175K
  89. #89
    Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,790
    Expenditures $143K
    Revenue $150K
  90. #90
    Hubbard FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,597
    Expenditures $142K
    Revenue $156K
  91. #91
    Ogunquit Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,597
    Expenditures $141K
    Revenue $213K
  92. #92
    Madawaska Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,861
    Expenditures $129K
    Revenue $133K
  93. #93
    Madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,636
    Expenditures $128K
    Revenue $130K
  94. #94
    Casco Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,568
    Expenditures $127K
    Revenue $139K
  95. #95
    Fryeburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,497
    Expenditures $126K
    Revenue $133K
  96. #96
    Peavey Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,104
    Expenditures $117K
    Revenue $173K
  97. #97
    Treat Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,068
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $104K
  98. #98
    Belgrade Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,296
    Expenditures $108K
    Revenue $110K
  99. #99
    Parsons Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,101
    Expenditures $106K
    Revenue $101K
  100. #100
    Vinalhaven Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,292
    Expenditures $104K
    Revenue $124K