Library · New Prague
New Prague Branch Library
New Prague’s library is the New Prague Branch Library, a branch of Scott County Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. New Prague’s branch belongs to Scott County Library, which serves 156,529 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
New Prague Branch Library
400 E Main Street, New Prague 56071
35 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Scott County Library
355K
visits
2.3 per resident
1.3M
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
1,080
programs & events
30K attended
101K
library cards
64% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
1,080 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.6M.
Local 94%Gifts & other 6%
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.