Library · Suring
Suring Area Public Library
Suring’s library is the Suring Area Public Library, a branch of Suring Area Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Suring’s branch belongs to Suring Area Public Library, which serves 5,212 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Suring Area Public Library
604 E. Main St., Suring 54174
40 hrsopen a week
2,870sq 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 Suring Area Public Library
7,328
visits
1.4 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
151
programs & events
1,748 attended
992
library cards
19% 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
1.4 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
151 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $167K.
Local 91%State 2%Gifts & other 7%
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.