Library · Ozark
Ozark - Dale County Public Library
Ozark’s library is the Ozark - Dale County Public Library, a branch of Ozark - Dale County Public Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ozark’s branch belongs to Ozark - Dale County Public Library, which serves 37,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ozark - Dale County Public Library
296 North Union Avenue, Ozark 36360
41 hrsopen a week
11,819sq 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 Ozark - Dale County Public Library
34K
visits
0.9 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
426
programs & events
6,119 attended
12K
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
0.9 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
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
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
426 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$9 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $341K.
Local 61%State 20%Gifts & other 18%
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.