Library · Alma
Alma Public Library
Alma’s library is the Alma Public Library, a branch of Crawford County Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alma’s branch belongs to Crawford County Library System, which serves 62,741 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alma Public Library
624 Fayetteville Avenue, Alma 72921
46 hrsopen a week
7,436sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Crawford County Library System
158K
visits
2.5 per resident
148K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
18K
library cards
28% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
148K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 93%State 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.