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Elmore Public Library
Elmore Public Library serves Elmore’s 710 residents. Last year it logged 2,097 visits, about 3.0 for every resident, and lent 3,156 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Elmore Public Library
107 E. Willis Street, Elmore 56027
19 hrsopen a week
3,200sq ft
11Kbooks & media
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
#78
#78 of 139 MN libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Minnesota that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,097
visits
3.0 per resident
3,156
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
76
programs & events
972 attended
317
library cards
45% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
45% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,156 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
76 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $50K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.