Library · Waterloo
Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library
Waterloo’s library is the Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library, a branch of Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Waterloo’s branch belongs to Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library, which serves 1,736 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library
23704 Cedar Drive, Waterloo 68069
36 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library
8,120
visits
4.7 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
8.6 per resident
197
programs & events
2,240 attended
2,997
library cards
100% 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
197 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$89 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $155K.
Local 92%State 1%Gifts & other 7%
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.