Library · Cable
Forest Lodge Library
Cable’s library is the Forest Lodge Library, a branch of Forest Lodge Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Cable’s branch belongs to Forest Lodge Library, which serves 1,294 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Forest Lodge Library
13450 County Hwy M, Cable 54821
39 hrsopen a week
1,008sq 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 Forest Lodge Library
8,665
visits
6.7 per resident
13K
loans, print + digital
9.9 per resident
51
programs & events
539 attended
1,019
library cards
79% 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
6.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
79% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
13K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media12%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
51 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$88 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $114K.
Local 96%State 1%Gifts & other 3%
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.