Library · Steeleville
Steeleville Area Public Library District
Steeleville’s library is the Steeleville Area Public Library District, a branch of Steeleville Area Public Library District, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Steeleville’s branch belongs to Steeleville Area Public Library District, which serves 4,182 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Steeleville Area Public Library District
625 South Sparta Street, Steeleville 62288
41 hrsopen a week
4,998sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Steeleville Area Public Library District
11K
visits
2.7 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
284
programs & events
2,764 attended
303
library cards
7% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
284 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $128K.
Local 19%State 1%Federal 1%Gifts & other 79%
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.