Kelsey City City Hall · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Park’s library runs 59 programs per 1,000 residents, against a typical 34 for libraries its size
Lake Park Public Library serves Lake Park’s 9,014 residents. Last year it lent 4,160 print books and media and logged 19K visits.
Lake Park’s library, in brief
People visit, but borrow less than most
Lake Park Public Library lends 0.5 print items per resident, against a typical 3.8 for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people, fewer than 97% of similar-size libraries, though visits are closer to typical. What people borrow ↓
A big collection for the borrowing it gets
Lake Park Public Library holds 37,000 books and other items, but the average item went out less than once last year. What people borrow ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Lake Park’s civic life grade
On library visits, community nonprofits and volunteering, Lake Park is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #123 of 273 in Florida. All three inputs sit below most U.S. towns; Lake Park’s count of community nonprofits comes closest to the middle.
Most U.S. towns with similar household incomes ($53K–$89K) score higher, so income alone doesn’t account for it.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
32 community nonprofits are registered in Lake Park
3.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: human services.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (20 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
6.7%
6.7% of Lake Park’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 5.6% in the typical Florida town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Lake Park’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 6 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people across the U.S.
Lake Park Public Library serves 9,014 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 2 items go out
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Books and media off the shelf
4,160 print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
The survey has no count of children’s loans for Lake Park’s library in 2024, so there’s no split between adults’ and kids’ borrowing.
Each of the 37K books and other items on the shelves went out about 0.1 time last year, on average.
About 6 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Lake Park Public Library, 529 Park Avenue, Lake Park.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
What a library card is worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Lake Park cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $593K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $153K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $593K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 7,615 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Lake Park ranks 2nd of 3 for borrowing per resident. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Palm Beach | North Palm Beach Public Library fine-free | 3.9 | 58 | B+ |
| Lake Park | Lake Park Public Library fine-free | 0.5 | 54 | C |
| Riviera Beach | Riviera Beach Public Library fine-free | 0.2 | — | C |
| Palm Beach Gardens | Gardens Branch fine-free | — | — | C |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Lake Park
Does Lake Park have a public library?
Yes. Lake Park Public Library, 529 Park Avenue, serves Lake Park’s 9,014 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 54 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Lake Park Public Library fine-free?
Yes, no late fees (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Lake Park’s library?
It logged 2.1 visits and lent 0.5 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3 visits for libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is Lake Park’s civic life grade?
C Lake Park is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on civic life, #123 of 273 in Florida. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Lake Park.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.