Library · Dover
Dover Branch Library
Dover’s library is the Dover Branch Library, a branch of Pope County Library System, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dover’s branch belongs to Pope County Library System, which serves 64,829 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dover Branch Library
80 Library Road, Dover 72837
43 hrsopen a week
2,505sq 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 Pope County Library System
129K
visits
2.0 per resident
178K
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
1,387
programs & events
21K attended
38K
library cards
59% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.1 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
178K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,387 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 88%State 6%Federal 0%Gifts & other 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.