Library · Spring Valley
Spring Valley Public Library
Spring Valley’s library is the Spring Valley Public Library, a branch of Spring Valley Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Spring Valley’s branch belongs to Spring Valley Public Library, which serves 6,280 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Spring Valley Public Library
121 West Jefferson St., Spring Valley 55975
36 hrsopen a week
9,052sq 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 Valley Public Library
16K
visits
2.6 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
40
programs & events
897 attended
1,469
library cards
23% 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
2.6 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
40 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $231K.
Local 81%Gifts & other 19%
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.