Library · Silver Bay
Silver Bay Public Library
Silver Bay’s library is the Silver Bay Public Library, a branch of Silver Bay Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Silver Bay’s branch belongs to Silver Bay Public Library, which serves 3,600 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Silver Bay Public Library
9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay 55614
40 hrsopen a week
3,922sq 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 Silver Bay Public Library
16K
visits
4.4 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
141
programs & events
3,472 attended
1,717
library cards
48% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
141 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $221K.
Local 88%Gifts & other 12%
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.