Library · Butterfield
Butterfield Branch Library
Butterfield’s library is the Butterfield Branch Library, a branch of Watonwan County Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Butterfield’s branch belongs to Watonwan County Library, which serves 11,077 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Butterfield Branch Library
111 2nd Street N., Butterfield 56120
21 hrsopen a week
2,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Watonwan County Library
54K
visits
4.9 per resident
52K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
583
programs & events
7,055 attended
3,049
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
52K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
583 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $763K.
Local 100%
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.