Library · Lu Verne
Luverne Public Library
Luverne Public Library serves Lu Verne’s 321 residents. Last year it logged 5,236 visits, about 16.3 for every resident, and lent 9,641 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Luverne Public Library
113 Dewitt St., Luverne 50560
33 hrsopen a week
1,953sq ft
7,852books & media
#5
#5 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
5,236
visits
16.3 per resident
9,641
loans, print + digital
30.0 per resident
45
programs & events
462 attended
126
library cards
39% 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
16.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
30.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,641 loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
45 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$261 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $84K.
Local 41%State 2%Gifts & other 57%
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.