Library · Lake
Lake City Public Library
Lake’s library is the Lake City Public Library, a branch of Lake City Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lake’s branch belongs to Lake City Public Library, which serves 11,114 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lake City Public Library
201 S High Street, Lake City 55041
43 hrsopen a week
6,800sq 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 Lake City Public Library
29K
visits
2.6 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
274
programs & events
4,259 attended
3,569
library cards
32% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
274 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $352K.
Local 70%Gifts & other 30%
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.