Library · Deerfield
Walton Erickson Public Library
Deerfield’s library is the Walton Erickson Public Library, a branch of Walton Erickson Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Deerfield’s branch belongs to Walton Erickson Public Library, which serves 9,638 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Walton Erickson Public Library
4808 Northland Drive, Morley 49336
34 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Walton Erickson Public Library
5,636
visits
0.6 per resident
6,261
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
25
programs & events
231 attended
7,468
library cards
77% 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,261 loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
25 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $71K.
Local 66%State 9%Gifts & other 25%
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.