Anoka County Library
Anoka County Library is a county public library system based in Blaine (Anoka County), Minnesota, serving a legal service area of 349,759 residents through eight library buildings. Among the 132 profiled systems in Minnesota, it ranks fourth for population served, fifth for physical checkouts, fifth for operating spending and seventh for total visits, but ranks last for print volumes per resident and third-lowest for public computers per resident.
Against the median system of its size class, it records 46% less program attendance per resident and 53% more physical checkouts per resident.
Anoka County against the 122 systems of its size class
Anoka County, building by building
The eight buildings cover 117,427 square feet in total, 0.34 square feet per resident against a median of 0.46 for the size class. The largest building is Blaine: Northtown Library at 38,000 square feet; the smallest is St. Francis Branch Library at 2,275. The longest hours are at Blaine: Northtown Library, 47.4 a week.
| Building | Type | Town | Hours a week | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine: Northtown Library | Central library | Blaine | 47.4 | 38,000 |
| Anoka: Rum River | Branch | Anoka | 43.6 | 30,150 |
| Blaine: Johnsville Branch Library | Branch | Blaine | 43.6 | 7,400 |
| Circle Pines: Centennial Branch Library | Branch | Circle Pines | 43.6 | 13,420 |
| Coon Rapids: Crooked Lake Branch Library | Branch | Coon Rapids | 43.6 | 10,500 |
| Fridley: Mississippi Branch Library | Branch | Fridley | 43.6 | 11,007 |
| Ham Lake: North Central Branch Library | Branch | Ham Lake | 43.6 | 4,675 |
| St. Francis Branch Library | Branch | St. Francis | 43.6 | 2,275 |
Anoka County in numbers, FY 2024
- Visits
- 591,946
- Physical checkouts
- 1,888,653
- …of children's materials
- 1,129,481
- Electronic checkouts
- 887,051
- …of e-books
- 423,173
- …of e-audio
- 385,799
- Registered users
- 142,908
- Program sessions
- 1,697
- Program attendance
- 37,655
- Print volumes
- 249,829
- Audio items (physical)
- 22,434
- Video items (physical)
- 35,927
- Public computers
- 123
- Public service hours, all outlets
- 18,332
- Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
- 78.8
- Operating spending
- $10.8 million
- …on books and other materials
- $1 million
- Overdue fines on print items
- charged
Where Anoka County gets its operating money
Operating revenue came to $10.4 million, or $29.65 per resident. The local-government share sits 5 percentage points above the combined share for the 132 profiled systems in Minnesota. No federal operating revenue was reported.
- Local government
- State
- Federal
- Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)
Anoka County since FY 2019
Visits were 19% below the FY 2019 count of 730,819 (size-class median: −30%). Physical checkouts moved 2% down over the same span.
- Visits
- Physical checkouts
Who comes to Anoka County programs
Programs for children up to age 11 drew 65% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 22 people each.
County libraries of similar size in other states
Of these six systems, four record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to Howard County Library System in Maryland.
| System | Based in | Residents | Visits per resident | Checkouts per resident | Spending per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington County Library | Westampton, NJ | 363,983 | 1.76 | 2.82 | $34.45 |
| Horry County Memorial Library | Conway, SC | 351,029 | 1.22 | 2.46 | $18.39 |
| Tulare County Free Library | Visalia, CA | 345,185 | 0.50 | 0.72 | $19.01 |
| Cumberland County Public Library | Fayetteville, NC | 337,970 | 1.84 | 2.99 | $33.32 |
| Henrico County Public Library | Henrico, VA | 336,226 | 4.22 | 7.36 | $67.13 |
| Howard County Library System | Ellicott City, MD | 334,529 | 4.70 | 12.51 | $89.12 |
Nearest in size within Minnesota
- Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul · 310,997 residents
- Dakota County Library · Eagan · 449,658 residents
- Washington County Library · Woodbury · 257,137 residents
- Ramsey County Library · Shoreview · 240,198 residents