Library · Mercer
Edwards River Public Library District
Mercer’s library is the Edwards River Public Library District, a branch of Edwards River Public Library District, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Mercer’s branch belongs to Edwards River Public Library District, which serves 4,603 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Edwards River Public Library District
412 East Main Street, Aledo 61231
50 hrsopen a week
4,465sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Edwards River Public Library District
11K
visits
2.4 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
81
programs & events
1,980 attended
980
library cards
21% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
81 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $167K.
Local 65%State 31%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.