Library · Alcester
Alcester Public Library
Alcester’s library is the Alcester Public Library, a branch of Alcester Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Alcester’s branch belongs to Alcester Public Library, which serves 2,437 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alcester Public Library
409 E 6th Street, Alcester 57001
40 hrsopen a week
2,860sq 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 Alcester Public Library
23K
visits
9.5 per resident
7,631
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
85
programs & events
978 attended
1,133
library cards
46% 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
9.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,631 loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming43%
Who the programs are for
85 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $135K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.