Library · Jonesboro
Jonesboro / Craighead County Public Library
Jonesboro’s library is the Jonesboro / Craighead County Public Library, a branch of Crowley Ridge Regional Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Jonesboro’s branch belongs to Crowley Ridge Regional Library, which serves 133,860 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jonesboro / Craighead County Public Library
315 West Oak Avenue, Jonesboro 72401
48 hrsopen a week
36,288sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Crowley Ridge Regional Library
220K
visits
1.6 per resident
508K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
1,392
programs & events
17K attended
55K
library cards
41% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
508K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming58%
Who the programs are for
1,392 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $3M.
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.