Library · David
Hruska Memorial Public Library
David’s library is the Hruska Memorial Public Library, a branch of Hruska Memorial Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. David’s branch belongs to Hruska Memorial Public Library, which serves 8,459 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hruska Memorial Public Library
399 North 5th Street, David City 68632
42 hrsopen a week
10,000sq 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 Hruska Memorial Public Library
20K
visits
2.4 per resident
71K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
126
programs & events
6,280 attended
2,998
library cards
35% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
71K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
126 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $219K.
Local 85%State 1%Gifts & other 13%
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.