Library · Clinton
Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library, Clinton
Clinton’s library is the Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library, Clinton, a branch of Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Clinton’s branch belongs to Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System, which serves 143,767 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library, Clinton
289 Factory Road, Clinton 72031
42 hrsopen a week
11,000sq 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 Faulkner-Van Buren Regional Library System
427K
visits
3.0 per resident
566K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
3,775
programs & events
63K
library cards
44% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
566K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
3,775 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.8M.
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.