Library · Mountain Home
Baxter County Library
Mountain Home’s library is the Baxter County Library, a branch of Baxter County Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mountain Home’s branch belongs to Baxter County Library, which serves 41,627 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Baxter County Library
300 Library Hill, Mountain Home 72653
54 hrsopen a week
35,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Baxter County Library
126K
visits
3.0 per resident
179K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
1,080
programs & events
26K attended
31K
library cards
74% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
179K loans last year
Books & media (adults)20%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
1,080 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.6M.
Local 62%State 6%Gifts & other 32%
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.