Library · Menard
Menard Public Library
Menard’s library is the Menard Public Library, a branch of Menard Public Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Menard’s branch belongs to Menard Public Library, which serves 1,958 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Menard Public Library
105 E Mission St., Menard 76859
33 hrsopen a week
5,130sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Menard Public Library
4,500
visits
2.3 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
8.0 per resident
132
programs & events
430 attended
1,521
library cards
78% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
8.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
78% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)76%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
132 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $110K.
Local 31%Gifts & other 69%
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.