Library · Gladstone
Gladstone Area School & Public Library
Gladstone’s library is the Gladstone Area School & Public Library, a branch of Gladstone Area School & Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Gladstone’s branch belongs to Gladstone Area School & Public Library, which serves 11,421 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gladstone Area School & Public Library
300 South Tenth Street, Gladstone 49837
43 hrsopen a week
3,562sq 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 Gladstone Area School & Public Library
49K
visits
4.3 per resident
40K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
12
programs & events
342 attended
2,782
library cards
24% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
40K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media77%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
12 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $113K.
Local 53%State 8%Gifts & other 39%
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.