Library · Rochester
Rochester - Main
Rochester’s library is the Rochester - Main, a branch of Rochester Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Rochester’s branch belongs to Rochester Public Library, which serves 156,036 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rochester - Main
101 2nd Street SE, Rochester 55904
61 hrsopen a week
85,470sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rochester Public Library
399K
visits
2.6 per resident
1.8M
loans, print + digital
11.6 per resident
675
programs & events
32K attended
55K
library cards
35% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
675 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$63 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $9.8M.
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.