Library · Ashland
Prairie Skies Public Library District
Ashland’s library is the Prairie Skies Public Library District, a branch of Prairie Skies Public Library District, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ashland’s branch belongs to Prairie Skies Public Library District, which serves 7,073 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Prairie Skies Public Library District
125 West Editor Street, Ashland 62612
45 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Prairie Skies Public Library District
11K
visits
1.6 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
367
programs & events
4,549 attended
1,252
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
367 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $325K.
Local 93%State 3%Gifts & other 4%
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.