Library · Valley
Valley City Barnes County Public Library
Valley’s library is the Valley City Barnes County Public Library, a branch of Valley City Barnes County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Valley’s branch belongs to Valley City Barnes County Public Library, which serves 10,583 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Valley City Barnes County Public Library
410 North Central Avenue, Valley City 58072
46 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Valley City Barnes County Public Library
21K
visits
2.0 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
284
programs & events
4,076 attended
2,985
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming39%
Who the programs are for
284 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $359K.
Local 92%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Valley City Barnes County Public Library branches in Valley
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.