Library · Albert Lea
Albert Lea Public Library
Albert Lea’s library is the Albert Lea Public Library, a branch of Albert Lea Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Albert Lea’s branch belongs to Albert Lea Public Library, which serves 30,513 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Albert Lea Public Library
211 E Clark St., Albert Lea 56007
44 hrsopen a week
14,000sq 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 Albert Lea Public Library
96K
visits
3.2 per resident
137K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
321
programs & events
7,502 attended
10K
library cards
33% 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
3.2 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 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
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
137K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
321 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.