Library · Spring Valley
Spring Valley Public Library
Spring Valley Public Library serves Spring Valley’s 2,648 residents. Last year it logged 27,745 visits, about 10.5 for every resident, and lent 35K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Spring Valley Public Library
E121 S. 2nd St., Spring Valley 54767
44 hrsopen a week
2,700sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#17
#17 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
28K
visits
10.5 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
13.1 per resident
117
programs & events
4,873 attended
1,276
library cards
48% 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
10.5 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.6 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $112K.
Local 85%Federal 2%Gifts & other 13%
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.