Raymond Village Library

What Raymond Village Library does

Raymond Village Library is a municipal public library serving the residents of Raymond, Maine. Operating from a single location at 3 Meadow Road (the Route 121 building constructed in 1969, with a major addition in 1996 nearly doubling its space), the library provides traditional lending services — books, audiobooks, magazines, DVDs, and a Library of Things collection — with up to 100 items per category borrowable per cardholder and 3-week loan periods. It also runs an active programming slate for all ages, including Baby Storytime, Preschool Storytime, Summer Reading, adult book clubs, Bridge Club, and educational presentations.

The library's core products are augmented by a digital service layer: the ByWater Solutions Chickadee online catalog handles patron account management and search; cloudLibrary provides ebook and audiobook lending; Hoopla Digital offers streaming movies, TV, music, audiobooks, and comics to Raymond residents and taxpayers; and Digital Maine Library provides statewide research databases. Free museum and park passes (Portland Sea Dogs, Maine Mariners, Portland Museum of Art, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Maine State Parks, and others) extend the value proposition. The library also operates the Raymond Story Walk at Tassel Top Park in partnership with the Raymond Parks and Recreation Department, an outdoor literacy installation launched September 26, 2024.

The business model is non-commercial: operational funding flows from the Town of Raymond's municipal budget after the library became an official Town Department in June 2022, with supplemental revenue from the Friends of the Raymond Village Library (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that conducts fundraising, donations, and volunteer coordination) and nominal fees for printing ($0.25/page) and replacement cards ($1.00). The patron base is geographically restricted — free cards are issued to Raymond residents; non-resident taxpayers, students, military, and volunteers qualify for an all-access card, while out-of-town cards exclude Hoopla access. A three-person professional staff (Library Director, Adult Services Librarian, Children's Librarian) plus part-time support runs daily operations across Tuesday–Saturday hours.

Name

Raymond Village Library

Legal name

Raymond Village Library

Website

https://raymondvillagelibrary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raymond Village Library is a municipal public library in Raymond, Maine, serving residents with physical lending, digital content platforms, community programs, and museum passes. It operates as an official Town Department funded by municipal taxes and a supporting 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Library Operations & Community Branch Management (EDAEAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO), Library-Based Learning Programs (Public Libraries) (EDAAAFAA)

Keywords

• Public library services
• Community lending
• Children's programming
• Digital media access
• Museum pass lending

Headquarters

HQ city

Raymond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Funding: Public library funded by Town of Raymond as an official Town Department (as of June 2022). Tax-supported operational funding.
2. Donations and Fundraising: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization accepting tax-deductible donations through PayPal and checks. Friends of RVL conducts fundraising to support library programs and materials.
3. Library Card Fees: Free for Raymond residents; non-resident cards available. Replacement cards cost $1.00.
4. Printing and Copying Services: $0.25 per page for printing tax forms and other documents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Raymond Village Library is a municipal public library serving Raymond, Maine, operating as an official Town Department since June 2022. It lends physical and digital materials, hosts children's and adult educational programs, and provides museum and park passes to community members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 100 items per category can be borrowed per cardholder, with 3-week loan periods
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Raymond Parks and Recreation DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2024Partnership for the Raymond Story Walk at Tassel Top Park. The story walk is an outdoor reading experience displaying pages of children's books along a designated path. Installed by Tassel Top Park team members with ongoing book updates each Spring and Fall. Combines literacy promotion with outdoor recreation.
• Friends of the Raymond Village Library (FRVL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports RVL through donations, fundraising, memberships, and volunteer work. Funded the story walk installation, provides museum passes, sponsors programs and events, and supports staff professional development. Monthly meetings open to the public.
• ByWater SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Chickadee online catalog and user login system used by Raymond Village Library for managing and searching their collection.
• cloudLibrarycoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital ebook and audiobook lending platform integrated with Raymond Village Library for patron access to digital reading content.
• Hoopla DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationStreaming and digital borrowing service providing movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks, and comics. Available to Raymond residents and taxpayers only.
• Digital Maine LibrarycoreTechnology or IntegrationStatewide digital resource database providing Maine library patrons access to digital content and research materials.
• Portland Sea DogsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMinor League baseball team. Library provides 2 free general admission tickets to each home game. Limit one game per month and three games per season per household.
• Portland Museum of ArtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored by Friends of RVL. Library provides free admission passes for two adults and up to six children.
• Coastal Maine Botanical GardensminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides free admission passes for four adults plus children (not valid for winter months, maximum five children per adult).
• Maine State ParksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides free admission passes to participating Maine State Parks through a statewide library pass program.
• Maine MarinersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional hockey team. Library provides 2 free tickets to each home game while supplies last.
• Maine Wildlife ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides reduced fee passes at $5.00 for patrons.
• Children's Museum & Theatre of MaineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides half price admission passes for up to four people.
• Southworth PlanetariumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides free admission passes for up to six people to the planetarium at University of Southern Maine.
• Tassel Top ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLibrary provides free admission for up to seven people (one car load). Passes must be picked up and dropped off at library - no advance reservations.
• Town of RaymondcoreOthersAs of June 2022, Raymond Village Library became an official Town Department, overseen by a board of trustees plus a selectperson from the Town of Raymond as ex-officio member. Town provides operational funding through municipal budget.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Windham Public Library: Neighboring small-town Maine public library serving Windham. Directly comparable: similar municipal funding model, comparable scale, serves a similar Cumberland County demographic, and offers overlapping children's and adult programming.
• Naples Public Library: Small Maine lakes-region public library with a comparable service footprint to Raymond Village Library. Similar collection scope, children's programming, and reliance on Friends-of-the-Library support structures.
• Standish Town Library: Municipal library in nearby Standish, Maine. Similar size, funding model (town-supported), and service scope including children's programs and digital lending — a like-for-like small-town public library peer.
• Gray Public Library: Small-town Maine public library in Gray, immediately adjacent to Raymond. Comparable municipal library offering physical/digital collections, children's storytime, museum passes, and community programming to a similar population profile.
• Cumberland Public Library: Maine town library in Cumberland, slightly larger than Raymond but serving a similar suburban-rural demographic with the same municipal-finance and Friends-group model. Directly comparable programming mix including museum passes and digital lending.
• Falmouth Memorial Library: Southern Maine community library serving Falmouth. Comparable in its use of digital lending platforms, museum pass programs, and children's services, though slightly larger in scale and budget.
• Otisfield Public Library: Very small rural Maine town library. Closely comparable scale and operational model to Raymond Village Library, including municipal funding, volunteer support, and a community-programming orientation.
• Casco Public Library: Very small Maine town library serving a similarly rural population. Comparable municipal funding, comparable scale, and analogous role as a community programming hub — making it a close operational peer.

Broad incumbents

• Maine State Library: State-level library agency that administers Digital Maine Library, coordinates interlibrary loan, and supports small-town libraries like Raymond with training and resources. A broader institutional incumbent in the same public-library ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.
• Portland Public Library: Maine's largest municipal library system. Operates in the same regulatory and funding ecosystem (Maine municipal libraries) and provides the same core services, but at much greater scale with multiple branches, professional staff depth, and richer digital collections. Sets the regional benchmark Raymond is benchmarked against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/libraryraymond
• Facebookfacebook.com/RaymondVillageLibrary
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raymond-village-library

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