Library · Harrison
Boone County Library
Harrison’s library is the Boone County Library, a branch of Boone County Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Harrison’s branch belongs to Boone County Library, which serves 37,432 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Boone County Library
221 W. Stephenson Ave, Harrison 72601
49 hrsopen a week
21,800sq 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 Boone County Library
98K
visits
2.6 per resident
90K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
404
programs & events
7,066 attended
25K
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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
66% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
90K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
404 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $740K.
Local 82%State 9%Gifts & other 9%
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.