Library · Sioux Rapids
Sioux Rapids Memorial Library
Sioux Rapids Memorial Library serves Sioux Rapids’s 1,239 residents. Last year it logged 2,190 visits, about 1.8 for every resident, and lent 3,552 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Sioux Rapids Memorial Library
215 2nd St., Sioux Rapids 50585
27 hrsopen a week
630sq ft
9,726books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#461
#461 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
2,190
visits
1.8 per resident
3,552
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
429
programs & events
3,386 attended
639
library cards
52% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,552 loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
429 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $51K.
Local 90%State 2%Gifts & other 8%
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.