Library · Dement
Creston-Dement Public Library District
Dement’s library is the Creston-Dement Public Library District, a branch of Creston-Dement Public Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Dement’s branch belongs to Creston-Dement Public Library District, which serves 863 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Creston-Dement Public Library District
107 South Main Street, Creston 60113
40 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Creston-Dement Public Library District
5,169
visits
6.0 per resident
3,722
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
117
programs & events
1,706 attended
165
library cards
19% 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
6.0 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,722 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$216 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $186K.
Local 91%State 1%Gifts & other 8%
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.