Library · Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove Free Library
Sugar Grove’s library is the Sugar Grove Free Library, a branch of Sugar Grove Free Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Sugar Grove’s branch belongs to Sugar Grove Free Library, which serves 4,813 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sugar Grove Free Library
22 Harmon St., Sugar Grove 16350
34 hrsopen a week
2,139sq 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 Sugar Grove Free Library
4,949
visits
1.0 per resident
7,261
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
237
programs & events
2,160 attended
406
library cards
8% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Cardholders
8% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,261 loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
237 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $55K.
Local 21%State 21%Gifts & other 58%
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.