Library · Scotland
Scotland Community Library
Scotland’s library is the Scotland Community Library, a branch of Scotland Community Library, open about 18 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Scotland’s branch belongs to Scotland Community Library, which serves 1,733 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Scotland Community Library
221 Juniper Street, Scotland 57059
18 hrsopen a week
4,200sq 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 Scotland Community Library
21K
visits
12.3 per resident
8,200
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
104
programs & events
1,647 attended
767
library cards
44% 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
12.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,200 loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming35%
Who the programs are for
104 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $25K.
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.