Library · Wakefield
Wakefield Public Library
Wakefield’s library is the Wakefield Public Library, a branch of Wakefield Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Wakefield’s branch belongs to Wakefield Public Library, which serves 2,003 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wakefield Public Library
401 Hancock Street, Wakefield 49968
32 hrsopen a week
1,800sq 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 Wakefield Public Library
10K
visits
5.0 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
30
programs & events
944 attended
673
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
5.0 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)68%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
30 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $76K.
Local 93%State 1%Gifts & other 6%
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.