Library · Kasson
Kasson Public Library
Kasson’s library is the Kasson Public Library, a branch of Kasson Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Kasson’s branch belongs to Kasson Public Library, which serves 17,848 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kasson Public Library
607 First Street NW, Kasson 55944
38 hrsopen a week
10,672sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Kasson Public Library
22K
visits
1.2 per resident
56K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
178
programs & events
4,241 attended
4,267
library cards
24% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
56K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
178 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $482K.
Local 91%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.