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Spooner Memorial Library
Spooner Memorial Library serves Spooner’s 13,297 residents. Last year it logged 62,449 visits, about 4.7 for every resident, and lent 96K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Spooner Memorial Library
421 High St., Spooner 54801
63 hrsopen a week
5,500sq ft
38Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#132
#132 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
62K
visits
4.7 per resident
96K
loans, print + digital
7.2 per resident
291
programs & events
4,940 attended
5,042
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
4.7 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
96K loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
291 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $488K.
Local 80%State 0%Gifts & other 20%
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.