Library · Cambridge
Cambridge Community District
Cambridge’s library is the Cambridge Community District, a branch of Cambridge District, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Cambridge’s branch belongs to Cambridge District, which serves 979 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cambridge Community District
120 S Superior St., Cambridge 83610
28 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cambridge District
6,528
visits
6.7 per resident
7,928
loans, print + digital
8.1 per resident
57
programs & events
662 attended
833
library cards
85% 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
6.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,928 loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
57 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 $71K.
Local 88%State 7%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.