Library · Gays Mills
Gays Mills Public Library
Gays Mills Public Library serves Gays Mills’s 1,924 residents. Last year it logged 4,801 visits, about 2.5 for every resident, and lent 10K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Gays Mills Public Library
16381 State Hwy. 131, Ste. 2, Gays Mills 54631
27 hrsopen a week
2,292sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#306
#306 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
4,801
visits
2.5 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
126
programs & events
1,727 attended
744
library cards
39% 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
2.5 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
126 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $61K.
Local 82%Gifts & other 18%
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.