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Aurora Public Library
Aurora Public Library serves Aurora’s 1,533 residents. Last year it logged 2,070 visits, about 1.4 for every resident, and lent 3,450 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Aurora Public Library
401 Woodruff St., Aurora 50607
10 hrsopen a week
892sq ft
4,005books & media
#480
#480 of 515 IA libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Iowa that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,070
visits
1.4 per resident
3,450
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
61
programs & events
448 attended
312
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,450 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
61 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $23K.
Local 94%Gifts & other 6%
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.