Library · Westgate
Westgate Public Library
Westgate Public Library serves Westgate’s 326 residents. Last year it logged 1,750 visits, about 5.4 for every resident, and lent 1,381 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Westgate Public Library
180 Main St., Westgate 50681
20 hrsopen a week
1,278sq ft
5,910books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
#142
#142 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
1,750
visits
5.4 per resident
1,381
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
29
programs & events
306 attended
131
library cards
40% 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,381 loans last year
Books & media (adults)87%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
29 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $18K.
Local 75%State 9%Gifts & other 16%
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.