Library · West Point
Lena Community District Library
West Point’s library is the Lena Community District Library, a branch of Lena Community District Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. West Point’s branch belongs to Lena Community District Library, which serves 5,077 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lena Community District Library
300 West Mason Street, Lena 61048
48 hrsopen a week
3,128sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lena Community District Library
7,400
visits
1.5 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
36
programs & events
764 attended
510
library cards
10% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)31%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
36 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $163K.
Local 91%State 8%Gifts & other 1%
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.