Library · Hastings
Hastings Public Library
Hastings’s library is the Hastings Public Library, a branch of Hastings Public Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Hastings’s branch belongs to Hastings Public Library, which serves 13,514 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hastings Public Library
227 East State Street, Hastings 49058
58 hrsopen a week
18,000sq 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 Hastings Public Library
82K
visits
6.0 per resident
90K
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
383
programs & events
7,067 attended
5,499
library cards
41% 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
6.0 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
90K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
383 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $714K.
Local 76%State 2%Gifts & other 22%
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.