Library · Park Rapids
Park Rapids Public Library
Park Rapids’s library is the Park Rapids Public Library, a branch of Kitchigami Regional Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Park Rapids’s branch belongs to Kitchigami Regional Library, which serves 180,765 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Park Rapids Public Library
210 W 1st Street, Park Rapids 56470
41 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Kitchigami Regional Library
305K
visits
1.7 per resident
552K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
754
programs & events
87K
library cards
48% 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
552K loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
754 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 62%State 33%Gifts & other 5%
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.