Library · Springfield
Springfield Public Library
Springfield’s library is the Springfield Public Library, a branch of Springfield Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Springfield’s branch belongs to Springfield Public Library, which serves 2,947 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Springfield Public Library
120 North Cass Avenue, Springfield 56087
43 hrsopen a week
8,470sq 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 Springfield Public Library
25K
visits
8.5 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
57
programs & events
1,023 attended
1,156
library cards
39% 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
57 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $203K.
Local 100%
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.