Library · Edmonton
Metcalfe County Public Library
Edmonton’s library is the Metcalfe County Public Library, a branch of Metcalfe County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Edmonton’s branch belongs to Metcalfe County Public Library, which serves 10,482 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Metcalfe County Public Library
200 South Main Street, Edmonton 42129
40 hrsopen a week
9,178sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Metcalfe County Public Library
19K
visits
1.8 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
335
programs & events
7,801 attended
7,441
library cards
71% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
71% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
335 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $392K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.