Library · Hawkins
Hawkins Area Library
Hawkins’s library is the Hawkins Area Library, a branch of Hawkins Area Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Hawkins’s branch belongs to Hawkins Area Library, which serves 562 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hawkins Area Library
709 Main St., Hawkins 54530
39 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Hawkins Area Library
4,213
visits
7.5 per resident
5,418
loans, print + digital
9.6 per resident
54
programs & events
471 attended
91
library cards
16% 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
7.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,418 loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
54 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$129 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $72K.
Local 79%Federal 2%Gifts & other 19%
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.