Library · Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library District
Lawrence’s library is the Lawrence Public Library District, a branch of Lawrence Public Library District, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lawrence’s branch belongs to Lawrence Public Library District, which serves 15,281 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lawrence Public Library District
814 12th Street, Lawrenceville 62439
41 hrsopen a week
8,937sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lawrence Public Library District
12K
visits
0.8 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
63
programs & events
1,650 attended
1,015
library cards
7% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
63 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $309K.
Local 87%State 10%Federal 2%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.