Library · Comfrey
Comfrey Area Library
Comfrey’s library is the Comfrey Area Library, a branch of Comfrey Area Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Comfrey’s branch belongs to Comfrey Area Library, which serves 598 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Comfrey Area Library
306 Brown Street West, Comfrey 56019
28 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Comfrey Area Library
5,748
visits
9.6 per resident
7,711
loans, print + digital
12.9 per resident
158
programs & events
1,610 attended
221
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
9.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.2 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
8.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,711 loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
158 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $41K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.