Library · Miller
Hand County Library
Miller’s library is the Hand County Library, a branch of Hand County Library, open about 27 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Miller’s branch belongs to Hand County Library, which serves 3,107 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hand County Library
402 North Broadway, Miller 57362
27 hrsopen a week
4,025sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hand County Library
6,729
visits
2.2 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
75
programs & events
1,111 attended
1,086
library cards
35% 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
75 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $107K.
Local 85%Gifts & other 15%
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.