Library · North Mankato
North Mankato Central
North Mankato’s library is the North Mankato Central, a branch of North Mankato Taylor Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. North Mankato’s branch belongs to North Mankato Taylor Library, which serves 16,600 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Mankato Central
1001 Belgrade Ave, North Mankato 56003
40 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 North Mankato Taylor Library
105K
visits
6.3 per resident
208K
loans, print + digital
12.5 per resident
743
programs & events
25K attended
13K
library cards
76% 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
6.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.7 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
76% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
208K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media61%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
743 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $779K.
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.