Library · Edgar
Edgar Branch
Edgar’s library is the Edgar Branch, a branch of Marathon County Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Edgar’s branch belongs to Marathon County Public Library, which serves 135,308 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Edgar Branch
224 S. Third Ave., Edgar 54426
34 hrsopen a week
2,046sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Marathon County Public Library
149K
visits
1.1 per resident
867K
loans, print + digital
6.4 per resident
1,125
programs & events
24K attended
65K
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
867K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,125 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3.9M.
Local 88%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.