Library · Monroe
Monroe Public Library
Monroe’s library is the Monroe Public Library, a branch of Monroe Public Library, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Monroe’s branch belongs to Monroe Public Library, which serves 17,897 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Monroe Public Library
925 16th Ave., Monroe 53566
57 hrsopen a week
22,420sq 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 Monroe Public Library
65K
visits
3.7 per resident
125K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
184
programs & events
6,397 attended
6,888
library cards
38% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.4 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
125K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
184 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$67 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 88%State 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.