Library · Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam Community Library
Beaver Dam Community Library serves Beaver Dam’s 29,640 residents. Last year it logged 82,123 visits, about 2.8 for every resident, and lent 185K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Beaver Dam Community Library
311 N. Spring St., Beaver Dam 53916
57 hrsopen a week
26,100sq ft
123Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#287
#287 of 381 WI libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Wisconsin that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
82K
visits
2.8 per resident
185K
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
278
programs & events
7,729 attended
6,460
library cards
22% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.8 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
185K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
278 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $989K.
Local 98%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.