Library · Cato
Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library
Cato’s library is the Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library, a branch of Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Cato’s branch belongs to Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library, which serves 4,587 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library
2577 East Main Street, Cato 13033
25 hrsopen a week
2,280sq 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 Stewart B. Lang Memorial Library
2,565
visits
0.6 per resident
7,409
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
32
programs & events
129 attended
723
library cards
16% 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,409 loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
32 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $76K.
Local 71%State 1%Gifts & other 28%
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.