Library · Cascade
Wedsworth Memorial Library
Cascade’s library is the Wedsworth Memorial Library, a branch of Wedsworth Memorial Library, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cascade’s branch belongs to Wedsworth Memorial Library, which serves 1,514 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Wedsworth Memorial Library
13 North Front Street, Cascade 59421
23 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Wedsworth Memorial Library
5,403
visits
3.6 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
15.8 per resident
13
programs & events
140 attended
689
library cards
46% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)90%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
13 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $59K.
Local 82%State 5%Gifts & other 13%
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.