Library · Milton
Milton Branch
Milton’s library is the Milton Branch, a branch of Lafayette Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Milton’s branch belongs to Lafayette Public Library, which serves 254,241 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Milton Branch
Cedar Village Shop. Center Hwy.92, Milton 70558
35 hrsopen a week
2,388sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lafayette Public Library
758K
visits
3.0 per resident
1.7M
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
4,049
programs & events
82K attended
129K
library cards
51% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
51% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
4,049 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 85%State 1%Gifts & other 14%
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.