Library · Rugby
Heart of America Library
Rugby’s library is the Heart of America Library, a branch of Heart of America Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rugby’s branch belongs to Heart of America Library, which serves 3,990 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Heart of America Library
201 W Third Street, Rugby 58368
46 hrsopen a week
8,750sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Heart of America Library
12K
visits
3.0 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
90
programs & events
1,353 attended
2,878
library cards
72% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
72% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
90 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $191K.
Local 75%State 10%Gifts & other 14%
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.