Library · Perham
Perham Area Public Library
Perham’s library is the Perham Area Public Library, a branch of Perham Area Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Perham’s branch belongs to Perham Area Public Library, which serves 6,971 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Perham Area Public Library
225 2nd Av NE, Perham 56573
45 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Perham Area Public Library
36K
visits
5.1 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
146
programs & events
1,916 attended
4,823
library cards
69% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
146 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $298K.
Local 88%Gifts & other 12%
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.