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Martelle Community Library and Historical Museum
Martelle Community Library and Historical Museum serves Martelle’s 300 residents. Last year it logged 1,482 visits, about 4.9 for every resident, and lent 720 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Martelle Community Library and Historical Museum
202 South St., Martelle 52305
17 hrsopen a week
480sq ft
7,105books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#164
#164 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
1,482
visits
4.9 per resident
720
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
58
programs & events
540 attended
206
library cards
69% 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
720 loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
58 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $19K.
Local 93%State 7%
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.