Library · Clarendon
Monroe County Library
Clarendon’s library is the Monroe County Library, a branch of Phillips Lee Monroe Regional Library System, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Clarendon’s branch belongs to Phillips Lee Monroe Regional Library System, which serves 33,054 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Monroe County Library
270 Madison St., Clarendon 72029
39 hrsopen a week
500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Phillips Lee Monroe Regional Library System
5,186
visits
0.2 per resident
6,668
loans, print + digital
0.2 per resident
14K
library cards
43% 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
0.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,668 loans last year
Books & media (adults)91%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $327K.
Local 92%State 5%Gifts & other 3%
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.