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Faith Public Library
Faith’s library is the Faith Public Library, a branch of Faith Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Faith’s branch belongs to Faith Public Library, which serves 1,027 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Faith Public Library
204 W Fifth St., Faith 57626
32 hrsopen a week
2,880sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Faith Public Library
3,500
visits
3.4 per resident
4,412
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
123
programs & events
2,840 attended
490
library cards
48% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.3 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,412 loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
123 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $30K.
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.