Library · Red Wing
Red Wing Public Library
Red Wing’s library is the Red Wing Public Library, a branch of Red Wing Public Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Red Wing’s branch belongs to Red Wing Public Library, which serves 22,068 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Red Wing Public Library
225 East Avenue, Red Wing 55066
52 hrsopen a week
27,196sq 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 Red Wing Public Library
120K
visits
5.4 per resident
194K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
321
programs & events
7,596 attended
8,968
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
5.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
194K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
321 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.5M.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.