Library · Marengo
Marengo Public Library
Marengo Public Library serves Marengo’s 4,477 residents. Last year it logged 37,961 visits, about 8.5 for every resident, and lent 8,959 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Marengo Public Library
235 E Hilton St., Marengo 52301
42 hrsopen a week
12,500sq ft
14Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#39
#39 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
38K
visits
8.5 per resident
8,959
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
256
programs & events
4,538 attended
1,281
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,959 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
256 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $148K.
Local 90%State 1%Gifts & other 9%
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.