Library · Riverdale
Mclean-Mercer Regional Library
Riverdale’s library is the Mclean-Mercer Regional Library, a branch of Mclean-Mercer Regional Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Riverdale’s branch belongs to Mclean-Mercer Regional Library, which serves 7,995 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mclean-Mercer Regional Library
216 Second St., Riverdale 58565
45 hrsopen a week
4,620sq 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 Mclean-Mercer Regional Library
1,585
visits
0.2 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
6
programs & events
1,162 attended
1,336
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)6%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming76%
Who the programs are for
6 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$72 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $572K.
Local 90%State 5%Gifts & other 4%
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.