Library · Chatfield
Chatfield Public Library
Chatfield’s library is the Chatfield Public Library, a branch of Chatfield Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Chatfield’s branch belongs to Chatfield Public Library, which serves 9,345 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chatfield Public Library
314 S Main Street, Chatfield 55923
39 hrsopen a week
8,100sq 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 Chatfield Public Library
24K
visits
2.6 per resident
37K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
47
programs & events
1,350 attended
1,959
library cards
21% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
37K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
47 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $305K.
Local 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.