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Cando Community Library
Cando Community Library serves Cando’s 1,117 residents. Last year it logged 2,163 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 4,490 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Cando Community Library
502 Main Street, Cando 58324
16 hrsopen a week
969sq ft
12Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
#51
#51 of 74 ND libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in North Dakota that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
2,163
visits
1.9 per resident
4,490
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
54
programs & events
743 attended
748
library cards
67% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Cardholders
67% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,490 loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
54 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $35K.
Local 55%State 31%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.