Library · Plainview
Plainview Public Library
Plainview’s library is the Plainview Public Library, a branch of Plainview Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Plainview’s branch belongs to Plainview Public Library, which serves 7,154 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plainview Public Library
345 1st Avenue NW, Plainview 55964
45 hrsopen a week
6,000sq 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 Plainview Public Library
20K
visits
2.8 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
6.1 per resident
113
programs & events
2,055 attended
3,050
library cards
43% 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
2.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $387K.
Local 79%Gifts & other 21%
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.