Library · Aberdeen
K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library
Aberdeen’s library is the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library, a branch of K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Aberdeen’s branch belongs to K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library, which serves 28,110 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library
215 Fourth Avenue SE, Aberdeen 57401
61 hrsopen a week
28,200sq 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 K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library
155K
visits
5.5 per resident
237K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
574
programs & events
21K attended
15K
library cards
52% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
5.5 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
237K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
574 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 100%
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.