Library · Shawano
Shawano County Library
Shawano’s library is the Shawano County Library, a branch of Shawano County Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Shawano’s branch belongs to Shawano County Library, which serves 41,111 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shawano County Library
128 S. Sawyer St., Shawano 54166
55 hrsopen a week
21,200sq 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 Shawano County Library
96K
visits
2.3 per resident
204K
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
729
programs & events
9,150 attended
12K
library cards
28% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.3 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
204K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
729 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $905K.
Local 64%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 36%
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.