Library · Ashley
Ashley Public Library District
Ashley’s library is the Ashley Public Library District, a branch of Ashley Public Library District, open about 15 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ashley’s branch belongs to Ashley Public Library District, which serves 1,722 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ashley Public Library District
70 North Second Street, Ashley 62808
15 hrsopen a week
2,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ashley Public Library District
819
visits
0.5 per resident
1,063
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
19
programs & events
78 attended
106
library cards
6% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
6% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,063 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
19 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $38K.
Local 68%State 21%Federal 5%Gifts & other 7%
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.