Library · Marathon
Marathon Public Library
Marathon’s library is the Marathon Public Library, a branch of Marathon Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Marathon’s branch belongs to Marathon Public Library, which serves 1,269 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marathon Public Library
106 N 3rd St., Marathon 79842
39 hrsopen a week
723sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Marathon Public Library
24K
visits
19.2 per resident
1,818
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
287
programs & events
2,609 attended
212
library cards
17% 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
19.2 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
2.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,818 loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
287 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$183 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $233K.
Local 9%Gifts & other 91%
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.