Library · Cambridge
Cambridge Community Library
Cambridge Community Library serves Cambridge’s 2,625 residents. Last year it logged 19,626 visits, about 7.5 for every resident, and lent 47K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Cambridge Community Library
101 Spring Water Aly., Cambridge 53523
48 hrsopen a week
8,258sq ft
39Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#52
#52 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
20K
visits
7.5 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
17.9 per resident
179
programs & events
3,339 attended
2,528
library cards
96% 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
7.5 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
15.2 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
96% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
179 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$108 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $283K.
Local 93%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 7%
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.