Library · Shorewood
Shorewood Public Library
Shorewood Public Library serves Shorewood’s 13,701 residents. Last year it logged 138,190 visits, about 10.1 for every resident, and lent 313K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Shorewood Public Library
3920 N. Murray Ave., Shorewood 53211
60 hrsopen a week
21,000sq ft
96Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
138K
visits
10.1 per resident
313K
loans, print + digital
22.9 per resident
175
programs & events
4,753 attended
6,726
library cards
49% 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
10.1 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
19.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.6 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
8.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
49% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
313K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
175 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$72 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $984K.
Local 70%State 7%Gifts & other 23%
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.