Library · Dodge Center
Dodge Center Public Library
Dodge Center’s library is the Dodge Center Public Library, a branch of Dodge Center Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Dodge Center’s branch belongs to Dodge Center Public Library, which serves 6,989 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dodge Center Public Library
13 1st Avenue NW, Dodge Center 55927
42 hrsopen a week
3,620sq 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 Dodge Center Public Library
13K
visits
1.9 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
268
programs & events
4,016 attended
1,596
library cards
23% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
268 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $215K.
Local 83%Gifts & other 17%
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.