Library · Ephraim
Ephraim Branch
Ephraim’s library is the Ephraim Branch, a branch of Door County Library, open about 18 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ephraim’s branch belongs to Door County Library, which serves 30,885 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ephraim Branch
9996 Water St., Ephraim 54211
18 hrsopen a week
1,122sq 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 Door County Library
232K
visits
7.5 per resident
319K
loans, print + digital
10.3 per resident
741
programs & events
18K attended
22K
library cards
73% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
7.5 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.4 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
319K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
741 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.