Library · Clear Lake
Clear Lake City Library
Clear Lake City Library serves Clear Lake’s 1,216 residents. Last year it logged 18,250 visits, about 15.0 for every resident, and lent 27K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Clear Lake City Library
125 3rd Ave S, Clear Lake 57226
33 hrsopen a week
2,172sq ft
23Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#3
#3 of 105 SD libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in South Dakota that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
18K
visits
15.0 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
22.6 per resident
253
programs & events
3,799 attended
600
library cards
49% 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
15.0 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
20.4 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
10.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
49% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
253 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$70 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $85K.
Local 90%State 0%Gifts & other 10%
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.