Library · Plains
Plains Public Library District
Plains’s library is the Plains Public Library District, a branch of Plains Public Library District, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Plains’s branch belongs to Plains Public Library District, which serves 4,688 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plains Public Library District
108 West Railroad, Plains 59859
36 hrsopen a week
2,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Plains Public Library District
25K
visits
5.3 per resident
22K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
204
programs & events
1,383 attended
1,391
library cards
30% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
22K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
204 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $158K.
Local 96%State 4%
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.