Library · Pembina
Pembina School & City Library
Pembina’s library is the Pembina School & City Library, a branch of Pembina School & City Library, open about 13 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Pembina’s branch belongs to Pembina School & City Library, which serves 512 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pembina School & City Library
155 South Third Street, Pembina 58271
13 hrsopen a week
1,600sq 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 Pembina School & City Library
1,727
visits
3.4 per resident
5,266
loans, print + digital
10.3 per resident
8
programs & events
48 attended
492
library cards
96% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Cardholders
96% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,266 loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$40 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $20K.
Local 99%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.