Library · Eagle River
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library
Eagle River’s library is the Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, a branch of Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Eagle River’s branch belongs to Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, which serves 10,585 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library
203 N. Main Street, Eagle River 54521
51 hrsopen a week
6,814sq 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 Walter E. Olson Memorial Library
66K
visits
6.3 per resident
80K
loans, print + digital
7.5 per resident
341
programs & events
5,509 attended
5,458
library cards
52% 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
6.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
80K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
341 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $306K.
Local 74%State 0%Gifts & other 26%
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.