Library · Williston
Williston Community Library
Williston’s library is the Williston Community Library, a branch of Williston Community Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Williston’s branch belongs to Williston Community Library, which serves 38,748 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Williston Community Library
1302 Davidson Drive, Williston 58801
57 hrsopen a week
10,350sq 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 Williston Community Library
71K
visits
1.8 per resident
116K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
760
programs & events
16K attended
8,926
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
116K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
760 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $842K.
Local 78%State 16%Gifts & other 5%
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.