Library · Preston
Larsen-Sant/Franklin District
Preston’s library is the Larsen-Sant/Franklin District, a branch of Larsen-Sant/Franklin District, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Preston’s branch belongs to Larsen-Sant/Franklin District, which serves 15,357 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Larsen-Sant/Franklin District
109 S 1st E, Preston 83263
47 hrsopen a week
8,750sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Larsen-Sant/Franklin District
42K
visits
2.7 per resident
114K
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
398
programs & events
10K attended
5,149
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
114K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media58%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
398 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $307K.
Local 95%State 2%Gifts & other 3%
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.