Library · Ridge Farm
Elwood Library District
Ridge Farm’s library is the Elwood Library District, a branch of Elwood Library District, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Ridge Farm’s branch belongs to Elwood Library District, which serves 1,459 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elwood Library District
104 North State Street, Ridge Farm 61870
21 hrsopen a week
3,680sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Elwood Library District
1,897
visits
1.3 per resident
2,429
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
8
programs & events
33 attended
134
library cards
9% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,429 loans last year
Books & media (adults)72%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $60K.
Local 85%State 7%Gifts & other 8%
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.