Library · Hayward
Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library
Hayward’s library is the Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, a branch of Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hayward’s branch belongs to Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, which serves 12,787 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library
10788 State Hwy. 27/77, Hayward 54843
40 hrsopen a week
14,000sq 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 Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library
59K
visits
4.6 per resident
97K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
245
programs & events
4,678 attended
5,098
library cards
40% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
4.6 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
40% of residents
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
97K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media24%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
245 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $343K.
Local 72%State 0%Gifts & other 27%
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.