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Letts Public Library
Letts Public Library serves Letts’s 1,912 residents. Last year it logged 3,380 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 1,654 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Letts Public Library
125 E Iowa St., Letts 52754
26 hrsopen a week
2,923sq ft
12Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#460
#460 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
3,380
visits
1.8 per resident
1,654
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
100
programs & events
734 attended
980
library cards
51% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Cardholders
51% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,654 loans last year
Books & media (adults)87%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
100 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $37K.
Local 81%State 2%Gifts & other 17%
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.