Library · Corning
Corning Public Library
Corning’s library is the Corning Public Library, a branch of Northeast Arkansas Regional Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Corning’s branch belongs to Northeast Arkansas Regional Library, which serves 75,834 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Corning Public Library
613 Pine Street, Corning 72422
41 hrsopen a week
6,700sq 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 Northeast Arkansas Regional Library
116K
visits
1.5 per resident
198K
loans, print + digital
2.6 per resident
31K
library cards
41% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
198K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 88%State 8%Gifts & other 4%
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.