Library · Caledonia
Caledonia Public Library
Caledonia’s library is the Caledonia Public Library, a branch of Caledonia Public Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Caledonia’s branch belongs to Caledonia Public Library, which serves 5,860 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Caledonia Public Library
231 E Main Street, Caledonia 55921
37 hrsopen a week
2,976sq 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 Caledonia Public Library
18K
visits
3.1 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
157
programs & events
11K attended
1,190
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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 3.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
157 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $130K.
Local 76%Gifts & other 24%
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.