Library · Sidney
Sidney Public Library
Sidney’s library is the Sidney Public Library, a branch of Sidney Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sidney’s branch belongs to Sidney Public Library, which serves 9,541 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sidney Public Library
1112 12th Avenue, Sidney 69162
49 hrsopen a week
7,900sq 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 Sidney Public Library
30K
visits
3.1 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
155
programs & events
1,549 attended
3,929
library cards
41% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
155 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $477K.
Local 97%State 0%Gifts & other 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.