Library · Milbank
Grant County Public Library
Milbank’s library is the Grant County Public Library, a branch of Grant County Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Milbank’s branch belongs to Grant County Public Library, which serves 7,553 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grant County Public Library
207 East Park Ave, Milbank 57252
45 hrsopen a week
8,464sq 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 Grant County Public Library
32K
visits
4.3 per resident
52K
loans, print + digital
6.9 per resident
349
programs & events
4,625 attended
2,379
library cards
31% 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
4.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
52K loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
349 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $364K.
Local 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.