Library · Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs Public Library
Siloam Springs Public Library serves Siloam Springs’s 17,101 residents. Last year it logged 144,575 visits, about 8.5 for every resident, and lent 88K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Siloam Springs Public Library
205 East Jefferson St., Siloam Springs 72761
53 hrsopen a week
18,433sq ft
56Kbooks & media
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
#2
#2 of 49 AR libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Arkansas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
145K
visits
8.5 per resident
88K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
412
programs & events
4,649 attended
15K
library cards
85% 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
85% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
88K loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
412 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $588K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.