Library · Onida
Sully Area Library
Onida’s library is the Sully Area Library, a branch of Sully Area Library, open about 16 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Onida’s branch belongs to Sully Area Library, which serves 2,008 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sully Area Library
500 8th Street, Onida 57564
16 hrsopen a week
4,800sq 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 Sully Area Library
3,186
visits
1.6 per resident
9,322
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
43
programs & events
981 attended
1,062
library cards
53% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
53% of residents
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,322 loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media69%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
43 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $38K.
Local 100%Gifts & other 0%
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.