Library · Cerro Gordo
Hope Welty Public Library District
Cerro Gordo’s library is the Hope Welty Public Library District, a branch of Hope Welty Public Library District, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Cerro Gordo’s branch belongs to Hope Welty Public Library District, which serves 2,955 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hope Welty Public Library District
100 South Madison Street, Cerro Gordo 61818
33 hrsopen a week
5,313sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hope Welty Public Library District
4,559
visits
1.5 per resident
3,926
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
111
programs & events
1,154 attended
381
library cards
13% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
13% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,926 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
111 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $99K.
Local 93%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
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.