Library · Rochester
Rochester Public Library District
Rochester’s library is the Rochester Public Library District, a branch of Rochester Public Library District, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Rochester’s branch belongs to Rochester Public Library District, which serves 7,540 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rochester Public Library District
1 Community Drive, Rochester 62563
49 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rochester Public Library District
33K
visits
4.4 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
8.0 per resident
444
programs & events
12K attended
6,484
library cards
86% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
444 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$77 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $579K.
Local 84%State 3%Gifts & other 13%
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.