Library · Jasper
Newton County Library
Jasper’s library is the Newton County Library, a branch of Newton County, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Jasper’s branch belongs to Newton County, which serves 7,225 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Newton County Library
230 S. Stone, Jasper 72641
42 hrsopen a week
3,440sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Newton County
19K
visits
2.7 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
2,628
library cards
36% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.2 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $140K.
Local 74%State 18%Gifts & other 8%
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.