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Mount Pleasant Public Library
Mount Pleasant Public Library serves Mount Pleasant’s 13,188 residents. Last year it logged 42,230 visits, about 3.2 for every resident, and lent 49K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Mount Pleasant Public Library
307 E Monroe Suite 101, Mount Pleasant 52641
58 hrsopen a week
23,000sq ft
44Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#315
#315 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
42K
visits
3.2 per resident
49K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
786
programs & events
5,862 attended
5,259
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.2 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
49K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
786 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $415K.
Local 91%State 2%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.