Library · Devils Lake
Lake Region Public Library
Devils Lake’s library is the Lake Region Public Library, a branch of Lake Region Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Devils Lake’s branch belongs to Lake Region Public Library, which serves 11,605 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lake Region Public Library
423 7th Street NE, Devils Lake 58301
48 hrsopen a week
9,033sq 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 Lake Region Public Library
42K
visits
3.6 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
232
programs & events
4,396 attended
2,337
library cards
20% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
232 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $336K.
Local 79%State 10%Gifts & other 10%
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.