Library · Lewistown
Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District
Lewistown’s library is the Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District, a branch of Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lewistown’s branch belongs to Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District, which serves 4,712 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District
1126 North Main, Lewistown 61542
40 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lewistown Carnegie Public Library District
6,202
visits
1.3 per resident
9,922
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
27
programs & events
249 attended
4,529
library cards
96% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
96% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,922 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
27 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $236K.
Local 86%State 10%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.