Library · Belt
Belt Public Library
Belt’s library is the Belt Public Library, a branch of Belt Public Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Belt’s branch belongs to Belt Public Library, which serves 1,424 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Belt Public Library
404 Millard St., Belt 59412
30 hrsopen a week
2,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Belt Public Library
2,798
visits
2.0 per resident
2,798
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
806
library cards
57% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,798 loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $54K.
Local 95%State 5%
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.