Library · Meredosia
M-C River Valley Public Library District
Meredosia’s library is the M-C River Valley Public Library District, a branch of M-C River Valley Public Library District, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Meredosia’s branch belongs to M-C River Valley Public Library District, which serves 1,370 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
M-C River Valley Public Library District
304 Main Street, Meredosia 62665
33 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at M-C River Valley Public Library District
4,674
visits
3.4 per resident
8,575
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
27
programs & events
558 attended
684
library cards
50% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
50% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,575 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
$92 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $126K.
Local 42%State 55%Gifts & other 3%
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.