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Fairchild Public Library
Fairchild’s library is the Fairchild Public Library, a branch of Fairchild Public Library, open about 25 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Fairchild’s branch belongs to Fairchild Public Library, which serves 902 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fairchild Public Library
208 Huron St., Fairchild 54741
25 hrsopen a week
1,894sq 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 Fairchild Public Library
2,457
visits
2.7 per resident
5,385
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
37
programs & events
272 attended
220
library cards
24% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
5.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,385 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
37 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $46K.
Local 76%Gifts & other 24%
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.