Library · Verona
Verona Public Library
Verona Public Library serves Verona’s 24,171 residents. Last year it logged 230,876 visits, about 9.6 for every resident, and lent 698K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Verona Public Library
500 Silent St., Verona 53593
68 hrsopen a week
33,000sq ft
121Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#20
#20 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
231K
visits
9.6 per resident
698K
loans, print + digital
28.9 per resident
1,404
programs & events
34K attended
18K
library cards
73% 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
9.6 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
24.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
14.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
698K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
1,404 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$113 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $2.7M.
Local 94%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.