Library · Lakewood
Lakes Country Public Library
Lakewood’s library is the Lakes Country Public Library, a branch of Lakes Country Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lakewood’s branch belongs to Lakes Country Public Library, which serves 3,058 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lakes Country Public Library
15235 Hwy. 32, Lakewood 54138
48 hrsopen a week
6,140sq 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 Lakes Country Public Library
15K
visits
4.8 per resident
41K
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
65
programs & events
747 attended
1,997
library cards
65% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.8 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.0 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
41K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
65 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$58 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $177K.
Local 88%State 1%Gifts & other 11%
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.