Library · Crosby
Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library
Crosby’s library is the Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, a branch of Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Crosby’s branch belongs to Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, which serves 18,636 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library
101 1st Street SE, Crosby 56441
39 hrsopen a week
9,000sq 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 Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library
16K
visits
0.8 per resident
33K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
246
programs & events
7,008
library cards
38% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
33K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
246 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $209K.
Local 55%Gifts & other 45%
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.