Library · Montgomery
Montgomery Public Library
Montgomery’s library is the Montgomery Public Library, a branch of Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Montgomery’s branch belongs to Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library, which serves 48,249 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Montgomery Public Library
104 Oak Ave SE, Montgomery 56069
38 hrsopen a week
3,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library
135K
visits
2.8 per resident
209K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
1,078
programs & events
20K attended
9,436
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
209K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
1,078 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 90%Gifts & other 10%
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.