Library · Irving
Freeport District Library
Irving’s library is the Freeport District Library, a branch of Freeport District Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Irving’s branch belongs to Freeport District Library, which serves 6,102 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Freeport District Library
208 South State Street, Freeport 49325
30 hrsopen a week
2,160sq 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 Freeport District Library
7,280
visits
1.2 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
64
programs & events
1,191 attended
678
library cards
11% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)28%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
64 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $127K.
Local 83%State 4%Gifts & other 13%
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.