Library · DeForest
Deforest Area Public Library
Deforest Area Public Library serves DeForest’s 21,226 residents. Last year it logged 111,917 visits, about 5.3 for every resident, and lent 251K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Deforest Area Public Library
203 Library St., Deforest 53532
64 hrsopen a week
35,000sq ft
78Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#102
#102 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
112K
visits
5.3 per resident
251K
loans, print + digital
11.8 per resident
1,151
programs & events
37K attended
9,007
library cards
42% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
251K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
1,151 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 95%State 0%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.