Library · Northfield
Northfield Public Library
Northfield’s library is the Northfield Public Library, a branch of Northfield Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Northfield’s branch belongs to Northfield Public Library, which serves 27,337 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Northfield Public Library
210 Washington St., Northfield 55057
61 hrsopen a week
15,224sq 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 Northfield Public Library
186K
visits
6.8 per resident
270K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
654
programs & events
14K attended
16K
library cards
57% 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
6.8 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
270K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
654 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 91%Federal 1%Gifts & other 8%
Locations
Other Northfield Public Library branches in Northfield
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.