Library · Lincoln
Lincoln Public Library
Lincoln’s library is the Lincoln Public Library, a branch of Washington County Library System, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lincoln’s branch belongs to Washington County Library System, which serves 159,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lincoln Public Library
107 West Bean, Lincoln 72744
41 hrsopen a week
10,263sq 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 Washington County Library System
322K
visits
2.0 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
6.5 per resident
34K
library cards
21% 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.8 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.7M.
Local 91%State 4%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.