Library · Crosby
Divide County Public Library
Crosby’s library is the Divide County Public Library, a branch of Divide County Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Crosby’s branch belongs to Divide County Public Library, which serves 2,195 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Divide County Public Library
204 First Street NE, Crosby 58730
45 hrsopen a week
4,300sq 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 Divide County Public Library
8,347
visits
3.8 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
9.7 per resident
71
programs & events
1,912 attended
999
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
3.8 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)12%Kids’ books & media66%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
71 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$76 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $167K.
Local 86%State 13%Gifts & other 1%
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.