Library · Bryant
Mabel Boswell Memorial Library
Bryant’s library is the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library, a branch of Mid Arkansas Regional Library System, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Bryant’s branch belongs to Mid Arkansas Regional Library System, which serves 189,438 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mabel Boswell Memorial Library
201 North Prickett Road, Bryant 72022
51 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mid Arkansas Regional Library System
321K
visits
1.7 per resident
191K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
1,863
programs & events
32K attended
107K
library cards
56% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
1.7 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.0 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
191K loans last year
Books & media (adults)4%Kids’ books & media96%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,863 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4M.
Local 93%State 7%Gifts & other 0%
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.