Library · Silver Lake
Silver Lake Library
Silver Lake Library serves 1,888 people in and around Silver Lake. Last year it logged 9,014 visits, about 4.8 for every resident, and lent 20K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Silver Lake Library
203 Railroad, Silver Lake 66539
48 hrsopen a week
2,420sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#169
#169 of 319 KS libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Kansas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
9,014
visits
4.8 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
10.4 per resident
136
programs & events
3,073 attended
1,155
library cards
61% 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
7.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media67%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
136 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$107 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $203K.
Local 66%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 33%
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.