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Silver City Public Library
Silver City Public Library serves Silver’s 255 residents. Last year it logged 600 visits, about 2.4 for every resident, and lent 386 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Silver City Public Library
408 Main St., Silver City 51571
19 hrsopen a week
1,232sq ft
8,572books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#406
#406 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
600
visits
2.4 per resident
386
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
43
programs & events
260 attended
209
library cards
82% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
82% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
386 loans last year
Books & media (adults)65%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
43 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$73 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $19K.
Local 19%State 15%Gifts & other 66%
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.