Library · Superior
Superior Public Library
Superior’s library is the Superior Public Library, a branch of Superior Public Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Superior’s branch belongs to Superior Public Library, which serves 44,435 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Superior Public Library
1530 Tower Ave., Superior 54880
48 hrsopen a week
33,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Superior Public Library
108K
visits
2.4 per resident
255K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
364
programs & events
7,352 attended
14K
library cards
31% 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
255K loans last year
Books & media (adults)40%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming31%
Who the programs are for
364 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.