Library · Lonsdale
Lonsdale Public Library
Lonsdale’s library is the Lonsdale Public Library, a branch of Lonsdale Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lonsdale’s branch belongs to Lonsdale Public Library, which serves 10,175 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lonsdale Public Library
1006 Birch Street NE, Lonsdale 55046
32 hrsopen a week
4,311sq 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 Lonsdale Public Library
4,982
visits
0.5 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
43
programs & events
994 attended
1,846
library cards
18% 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
43 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $305K.
Local 87%Gifts & other 13%
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.