Library · Rush
Rush City Public Library
Rush’s library is the Rush City Public Library, a branch of East Central Regional Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Rush’s branch belongs to East Central Regional Library, which serves 185,638 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rush City Public Library
240 W. Fourth St., Rush City 55069
28 hrsopen a week
7,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 East Central Regional Library
357K
visits
1.9 per resident
898K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
1,444
programs & events
25K attended
113K
library cards
61% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.5 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
898K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
1,444 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 60%State 32%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.