Library · Cobden
Cobden Branch Library
Cobden’s library is the Cobden Branch Library, a branch of Stinson Memorial Public Library District, open about 18 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cobden’s branch belongs to Stinson Memorial Public Library District, which serves 13,779 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cobden Branch Library
100 South Front Street, Cobden 62920
18 hrsopen a week
525sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Stinson Memorial Public Library District
26K
visits
1.9 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
166
programs & events
1,762 attended
1,256
library cards
9% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
166 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $434K.
Local 82%State 7%Federal 5%Gifts & other 6%
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.