Library · Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids Public Library
Rock Rapids Public Library serves Rock Rapids’s 4,093 residents. Last year it logged 15,000 visits, about 3.7 for every resident, and lent 38K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Rock Rapids Public Library
102 S Greene St., Rock Rapids 51246
47 hrsopen a week
10,988sq ft
44Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#262
#262 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
15K
visits
3.7 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
9.2 per resident
49
programs & events
641 attended
1,536
library cards
38% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media60%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
49 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $180K.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.