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Steamboat Rock Public Library
Steamboat Rock Public Library serves Steamboat Rock’s 345 residents. Last year it logged 4,182 visits, about 12.1 for every resident, and lent 1,326 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Steamboat Rock Public Library
511 Market St., Steamboat Rock 50672
20 hrsopen a week
1,240sq ft
4,810books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#13
#13 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
4,182
visits
12.1 per resident
1,326
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
52
programs & events
780 attended
156
library cards
45% 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
12.1 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
2.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,326 loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
52 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$81 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $28K.
Local 91%State 3%Gifts & other 5%
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.