Library · Albany
Albertson Memorial Library
Albany’s library is the Albertson Memorial Library, a branch of Albertson Memorial Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Albany’s branch belongs to Albertson Memorial Library, which serves 2,800 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Albertson Memorial Library
200 N. Water St., Albany 53502
38 hrsopen a week
7,000sq 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 Albertson Memorial Library
5,864
visits
2.1 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
181
programs & events
2,654 attended
998
library cards
36% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
181 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $107K.
Local 98%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.