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La Crosse Public Library
Dewey’s library is the La Crosse Public Library, a branch of La Crosse Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Dewey’s branch belongs to La Crosse Public Library, which serves 1,000 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
La Crosse Public Library
307 E Main Street, La Crosse 46348
47 hrsopen a week
5,440sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at La Crosse Public Library
5,324
visits
5.3 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
10.8 per resident
124
programs & events
951 attended
748
library cards
75% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
75% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
124 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$162 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $162K.
Local 84%State 7%Gifts & other 9%
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.