Library · Beulah
Darcy Library of Beulah
Beulah’s library is the Darcy Library of Beulah, a branch of Darcy Library of Beulah, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Beulah’s branch belongs to Darcy Library of Beulah, which serves 3,133 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Darcy Library of Beulah
7238 Commercial Street, Beulah 49617
40 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Darcy Library of Beulah
12K
visits
3.9 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
158
programs & events
1,200
library cards
38% 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)77%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
158 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $107K.
Local 53%State 2%Gifts & other 45%
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.