Library · Delafield
Delafield Public Library
Delafield Public Library serves Delafield’s 20,634 residents. Last year it logged 73,629 visits, about 3.6 for every resident, and lent 256K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Delafield Public Library
500 Genesee St., Delafield 53018
57 hrsopen a week
11,000sq ft
63Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#212
#212 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
74K
visits
3.6 per resident
256K
loans, print + digital
12.4 per resident
244
programs & events
5,611 attended
7,900
library cards
38% 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
3.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
256K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
244 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $969K.
Local 96%State 1%Federal 0%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.