Library · Black River Falls
Black River Falls Public Library
Black River Falls’s library is the Black River Falls Public Library, a branch of Black River Falls Public Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Black River Falls’s branch belongs to Black River Falls Public Library, which serves 20,790 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Black River Falls Public Library
222 Fillmore St., Black River Falls 54615
47 hrsopen a week
10,500sq 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 Black River Falls Public Library
39K
visits
1.9 per resident
57K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
110
programs & events
2,109 attended
4,768
library cards
23% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
57K loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
110 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $391K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.