Library · Spring Grove
Spring Grove Public Library
Spring Grove’s library is the Spring Grove Public Library, a branch of Spring Grove Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Spring Grove’s branch belongs to Spring Grove Public Library, which serves 2,875 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spring Grove Public Library
172 West Main, Spring Grove 55974
36 hrsopen a week
2,999sq 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 Spring Grove Public Library
12K
visits
4.2 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
75
programs & events
1,034 attended
1,960
library cards
68% 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
4.2 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
68% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
75 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $97K.
Local 66%Gifts & other 34%
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.