Library · Norway
Solomonson Branch Library
Norway’s library is the Solomonson Branch Library, a branch of Dickinson County Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Norway’s branch belongs to Dickinson County Library, which serves 25,947 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Solomonson Branch Library
620 Section Street, Norway 49870
50 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dickinson County Library
81K
visits
3.1 per resident
119K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
306
programs & events
7,365 attended
10K
library cards
39% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
119K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
306 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 59%State 2%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.