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Atwood-Hammond Public Library District

Atwood’s library is the Atwood-Hammond Public Library District, a branch of Atwood-Hammond Public Library District, open about 42 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Regional system. Atwood’s branch belongs to Atwood-Hammond Public Library District, which serves 2,488 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Atwood-Hammond Public Library District

123 North Main Street, Atwood 61913
42 hrsopen a week
4,368sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Atwood-Hammond Public Library District

5,280
visits
2.1 per resident
6,847
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
78
programs & events
1,133 attended
491
library cards
20% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

6,847 loans last year

Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%

Who the programs are for

78 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
42
Ages 6–11
15
Teens
2
Adults
14
All ages
5
Money

Who pays for it

$75 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $186K.

Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 0%
About these numbers

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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.

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