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Ledyard Public Library
Ledyard Public Library serves Ledyard’s 136 residents. Last year it logged 2,297 visits, about 16.9 for every resident, and lent 337 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Ledyard Public Library
220 Edmunds St., Ledyard 50556
11 hrsopen a week
1,292sq ft
5,586books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#2
#2 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
2,297
visits
16.9 per resident
337
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
78
library cards
57% 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
16.9 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
337 loans last year
Books & media (adults)99%Kids’ books & media1%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$109 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $15K.
Local 99%State 0%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.