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Marshall Community Library
Marshall Community Library serves Marshall’s 5,023 residents. Last year it logged 21,996 visits, about 4.4 for every resident, and lent 39K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Marshall Community Library
605 Waterloo Rd., Marshall 53559
52 hrsopen a week
9,000sq ft
28Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#144
#144 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
22K
visits
4.4 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
223
programs & events
3,623 attended
2,076
library cards
41% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.4 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
223 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $254K.
Local 92%State 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.