Library · Prairie du Sac
Ruth Culver Community Library
Ruth Culver Community Library serves Prairie du Sac’s 7,289 residents. Last year it logged 79,498 visits, about 10.9 for every resident, and lent 100K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Ruth Culver Community Library
540 Water St., Prairie Du Sac 53578
60 hrsopen a week
13,490sq ft
64Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#15
#15 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
79K
visits
10.9 per resident
100K
loans, print + digital
13.7 per resident
327
programs & events
8,117 attended
4,226
library cards
58% 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
10.9 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.0 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
100K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
327 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$94 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $683K.
Local 92%State 0%Federal 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.