Library · Wabasha
Wabasha Public Library
Wabasha’s library is the Wabasha Public Library, a branch of Wabasha Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Wabasha’s branch belongs to Wabasha Public Library, which serves 5,411 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wabasha Public Library
168 Alleghany Ave, Wabasha 55981
45 hrsopen a week
5,500sq 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 Wabasha Public Library
32K
visits
5.9 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
8.0 per resident
175
programs & events
4,563 attended
2,572
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
5.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 72% 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
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
175 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $214K.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.