Library · Elberon
Elberon Public Library
Elberon Public Library serves Elberon’s 184 residents. Last year it logged 561 visits, about 3.0 for every resident.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Elberon Public Library
106 Main St., Elberon 52225
9 hrsopen a week
1,600sq ft
3,673books & media
#333
#333 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
561
visits
3.0 per resident
87
programs & events
472 attended
51
library cards
28% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
2.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
Who the programs are for
87 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$83 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $15K.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.