Library · Owatonna
Owatonna Public Library
Owatonna’s library is the Owatonna Public Library, a branch of Owatonna Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Owatonna’s branch belongs to Owatonna Public Library, which serves 37,422 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Owatonna Public Library
105 N Elm Avenue, Owatonna 55060
48 hrsopen a week
25,500sq 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 Owatonna Public Library
98K
visits
2.6 per resident
199K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
140
programs & events
13K attended
20K
library cards
53% 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
199K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
140 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 66%Gifts & other 34%
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.