Library · Murfreesboro
Pike County Library
Murfreesboro’s library is the Pike County Library, a branch of Southwest Arkansas Regional Library, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Murfreesboro’s branch belongs to Southwest Arkansas Regional Library, which serves 18,970 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Pike County Library
210 2nd Avenue, Murfreesboro 71958
23 hrsopen a week
1,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Southwest Arkansas Regional Library
17K
visits
0.9 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
6,053
library cards
32% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)79%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$3 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $64K.
Local 71%State 29%
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.