Library · Kenmare
Kenmare Branch Library
Kenmare’s library is the Kenmare Branch Library, a branch of Ward County Public Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Kenmare’s branch belongs to Ward County Public Library, which serves 31,351 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kenmare Branch Library
5 NE 3rd St., Kenmare 58746
21 hrsopen a week
5,412sq 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 Ward County Public Library
24K
visits
0.8 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
161
programs & events
1,433 attended
12K
library cards
37% 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
0.8 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media61%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $480K.
Local 65%State 11%Gifts & other 24%
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.