Library · Mendon
Four Star Public Library District
Mendon’s library is the Four Star Public Library District, a branch of Four Star Public Library District, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Mendon’s branch belongs to Four Star Public Library District, which serves 4,337 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Four Star Public Library District
132 West South Street, Mendon 62351
36 hrsopen a week
2,700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Four Star Public Library District
7,716
visits
1.8 per resident
8,427
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
79
programs & events
1,181 attended
876
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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,427 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
79 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $208K.
Local 83%State 3%Federal 10%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.