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Callender Heritage Public Library
Callender Heritage Public Library serves Callender’s 536 residents. Last year it logged 2,315 visits, about 4.3 for every resident, and lent 485 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Callender Heritage Public Library
505 Thomas St., Callender 50523
22 hrsopen a week
3,432sq ft
12Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#206
#206 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
2,315
visits
4.3 per resident
485
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
206
programs & events
1,064 attended
185
library cards
35% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
485 loans last year
Books & media (adults)53%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
206 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $40K.
Local 81%State 4%Gifts & other 16%
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.