Library · Blaine
Blaine: Northtown Library
Blaine’s library is the Blaine: Northtown Library, a branch of Anoka County Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Blaine’s branch belongs to Anoka County Library, which serves 349,759 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Blaine: Northtown Library
711 County Rd 10 NE, Blaine 55434
47 hrsopen a week
38,000sq 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 Anoka County Library
592K
visits
1.7 per resident
2.8M
loans, print + digital
7.9 per resident
1,697
programs & events
38K attended
143K
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
1,697 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 94%State 0%Gifts & other 6%
Locations
Other Anoka County Library branches in Blaine
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.