Library · Elk Point
Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library
Elk Point’s library is the Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library, a branch of Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Elk Point’s branch belongs to Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library, which serves 4,449 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library
402 S Douglas, Elk Point 57025
32 hrsopen a week
5,458sq 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 Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School Library
3,000
visits
0.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
6.5 per resident
4
programs & events
70 attended
2,894
library cards
65% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)83%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $59K.
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.