Library · Mason
Mason City Public Library District
Mason’s library is the Mason City Public Library District, a branch of Mason City Public Library District, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mason’s branch belongs to Mason City Public Library District, which serves 3,377 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mason City Public Library District
820 West Chestnut Street, Mason City 62664
42 hrsopen a week
6,074sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mason City Public Library District
18K
visits
5.5 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
29
programs & events
173 attended
2,672
library cards
79% 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
5.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
79% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
29 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $260K.
Local 70%State 2%Gifts & other 28%
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.