Library · Seward
Seward Community Library & Museum
Seward Community Library and Museum serves Seward’s 2,582 residents. Last year it logged 93,516 visits, about 36.2 for every resident, and lent 32K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Seward Community Library & Museum
239 6th Avenue, Seward 99664
45 hrsopen a week
22,542sq ft
43Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#3
#3 of 62 AK libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Alaska that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
94K
visits
36.2 per resident
32K
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
32
programs & events
579 attended
9,653
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
36.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
32K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming40%
Who the programs are for
32 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$294 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $758K.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.