Library · Delavan
Ayer Public Library District
Delavan’s library is the Ayer Public Library District, a branch of Ayer Public Library District, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Delavan’s branch belongs to Ayer Public Library District, which serves 2,574 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ayer Public Library District
208 Locust Street, Delavan 61734
35 hrsopen a week
5,040sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ayer Public Library District
6,601
visits
2.6 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
135
programs & events
1,470 attended
525
library cards
20% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
135 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$73 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $188K.
Local 92%State 8%Gifts & other 1%
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.