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Lime Springs Public Library
Lime Springs Public Library serves Lime Springs’s 1,236 residents. Last year it logged 4,482 visits, about 3.6 for every resident, and lent 3,654 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lime Springs Public Library
112 W Main St., Lime Springs 52155
39 hrsopen a week
1,437sq ft
9,520books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#267
#267 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
4,482
visits
3.6 per resident
3,654
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
505
programs & events
3,871 attended
347
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
3.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
3.1 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
What people borrow
3,654 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
505 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $65K.
Local 84%State 3%Gifts & other 13%
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.