Library · Melcher-Dallas
Melcher-Dallas Public Library
Melcher-Dallas Public Library serves Melcher-Dallas’s 1,441 residents. Last year it logged 8,295 visits, about 5.8 for every resident, and lent 2,919 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Melcher-Dallas Public Library
111 S Main St., Melcher-Dallas 50163
25 hrsopen a week
2,000sq ft
7,403books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#121
#121 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
8,295
visits
5.8 per resident
2,919
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
23
programs & events
340 attended
809
library cards
56% 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
5.8 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,919 loans last year
Books & media (adults)90%Kids’ books & media10%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
23 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $36K.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 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.