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Utopia Memorial Library
Utopia’s library is the Utopia Memorial Library, a branch of Utopia Memorial Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Utopia’s branch belongs to Utopia Memorial Library, which serves 2,814 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Utopia Memorial Library
800 Main St., Utopia 78884
21 hrsopen a week
3,800sq 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 Utopia Memorial Library
1,782
visits
0.6 per resident
1,546
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
12
programs & events
313 attended
1,117
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,546 loans last year
Books & media (adults)94%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
12 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$5 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $15K.
Local 61%Gifts & other 39%
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.