Library · Velva
Velva Public & School Library
Velva’s library is the Velva Public & School Library, a branch of Iris Swedlund School & Public Library, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Velva’s branch belongs to Iris Swedlund School & Public Library, which serves 1,086 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Velva Public & School Library
101 West 4th Street, Velva 58790
43 hrsopen a week
2,809sq 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 Iris Swedlund School & Public Library
9,250
visits
8.5 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
14.0 per resident
299
programs & events
7,070 attended
819
library cards
75% 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
14.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
12.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
6.5 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
75% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)13%Kids’ books & media87%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
299 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $14K.
Local 97%State 3%
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.