Library · Medora
Billings County Resource Center
Medora’s library is the Billings County Resource Center, a branch of Dickinson Area Public Library, open about 14 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Medora’s branch belongs to Dickinson Area Public Library, which serves 35,297 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Billings County Resource Center
350 Broadway, Medora 58645
14 hrsopen a week
29,040sq 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 Dickinson Area Public Library
77K
visits
2.2 per resident
138K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
492
programs & events
17K attended
9,611
library cards
27% 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
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
138K loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming36%
Who the programs are for
492 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 93%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
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.