Library · Plankinton
Plankinton Community Library
Plankinton’s library is the Plankinton Community Library, a branch of Plankinton Community Library, open about 10 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Plankinton’s branch belongs to Plankinton Community Library, which serves 1,316 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plankinton Community Library
404 E Davenport, Plankinton 57368
10 hrsopen a week
750sq 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 Plankinton Community Library
424
visits
0.3 per resident
345
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
5
programs & events
37 attended
39
library cards
3% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.3 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
3% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
345 loans last year
Books & media (adults)82%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
5 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$11 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $15K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.