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Grimes Public Library
Grimes Public Library serves Grimes’s 16,834 residents. Last year it logged 119,488 visits, about 7.1 for every resident, and lent 128K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Grimes Public Library
200 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd, Grimes 50111
64 hrsopen a week
22,300sq ft
39Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#7
#7 of 51 · Most-used libraries in IA →Among IA towns of 2,500+ people with a library of their own#12 · Most library borrowing →#15 · Best libraries for kids →
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
119K
visits
7.1 per resident
128K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
315
programs & events
14K attended
11K
library cards
64% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
7.1 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
128K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media57%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
315 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.