Library · Ottawa
Reddick Public Library District
Ottawa’s library is the Reddick Public Library District, a branch of Reddick Public Library District, open about 63 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ottawa’s branch belongs to Reddick Public Library District, which serves 23,958 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Reddick Public Library District
1010 Canal Street, Ottawa 61350
63 hrsopen a week
20,338sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Reddick Public Library District
62K
visits
2.6 per resident
116K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
403
programs & events
6,707 attended
5,009
library cards
21% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
116K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
403 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 $1.1M.
Local 80%State 11%Gifts & other 9%
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.