Library · Cabot
Arlene Cherry Memorial Library
Cabot’s library is the Arlene Cherry Memorial Library, a branch of Lonoke County Library System, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cabot’s branch belongs to Lonoke County Library System, which serves 74,015 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arlene Cherry Memorial Library
909 West Main Street, Cabot 72023
49 hrsopen a week
23,000sq 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 Lonoke County Library System
156K
visits
2.1 per resident
178K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
2,048
programs & events
58K attended
49K
library cards
66% 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
178K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
2,048 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2M.
Local 94%State 6%
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.