Library · Pipestone
Pipestone: Meinders Community Library
Pipestone: Meinders Community Library serves Pipestone’s 7,063 residents. Last year it logged 28,600 visits, about 4.0 for every resident, and lent 34K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Pipestone: Meinders Community Library
220 3rd Ave SE, Pipestone 56164
45 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
21Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#56
#56 of 139 MN libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Minnesota that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
29K
visits
4.0 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
348
programs & events
4,399 attended
1,482
library cards
21% 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
348 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
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.