Library · Redwood Falls
Redwood Falls Public Library
Redwood Falls’s library is the Redwood Falls Public Library, a branch of Redwood Falls Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Redwood Falls’s branch belongs to Redwood Falls Public Library, which serves 7,112 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Redwood Falls Public Library
509 South Lincoln Street, Redwood Falls 56283
51 hrsopen a week
14,150sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Redwood Falls Public Library
35K
visits
4.9 per resident
69K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
264
programs & events
4,855 attended
5,162
library cards
73% 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
4.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.9 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
69K loans last year
Books & media (adults)56%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
264 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $486K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.