Library · Delano
Delano Public Library
Delano’s library is the Delano Public Library, a branch of Great River Regional Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Delano’s branch belongs to Great River Regional Library, which serves 515,855 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Delano Public Library
160 Railroad Avenue E, Delano 55328
42 hrsopen a week
5,970sq 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 Great River Regional Library
1.1M
visits
2.2 per resident
2.8M
loans, print + digital
5.5 per resident
2,741
programs & events
62K attended
102K
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
2,741 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.8M.
Local 73%State 18%Gifts & other 9%
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.