Library · Grand Forks
Grand Forks Public Library
Grand Forks’s library is the Grand Forks Public Library, a branch of Grand Forks Public Library, open about 68 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Grand Forks’s branch belongs to Grand Forks Public Library, which serves 73,170 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grand Forks Public Library
2110 Library Circle, Grand Forks 58201
68 hrsopen a week
37,415sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Grand Forks Public Library
154K
visits
2.1 per resident
544K
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
973
programs & events
29K attended
21K
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
544K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
973 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.1M.
Local 89%State 6%Gifts & other 5%
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.