Library · Seneca
Seneca Public Library District
Seneca’s library is the Seneca Public Library District, a branch of Seneca Public Library District, open about 59 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Seneca’s branch belongs to Seneca Public Library District, which serves 4,406 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Seneca Public Library District
210 North Main Street, Seneca 61360
59 hrsopen a week
11,745sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Seneca Public Library District
9,732
visits
2.2 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
423
programs & events
4,463 attended
1,340
library cards
30% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
423 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$166 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $732K.
Local 94%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.