Library · Sidney
Sidney Memorial Public Library
Sidney’s library is the Sidney Memorial Public Library, a branch of Sidney Memorial Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Sidney’s branch belongs to Sidney Memorial Public Library, which serves 7,317 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sidney Memorial Public Library
8 River Street, Sidney 13838
60 hrsopen a week
15,000sq 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 Sidney Memorial Public Library
32K
visits
4.4 per resident
46K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
561
programs & events
7,029 attended
4,059
library cards
55% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
46K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
561 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$92 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $674K.
Local 50%State 8%Gifts & other 42%
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.