Library · Stuttgart

Arkansas County Library

Stuttgart’s library is the Arkansas County Library, a branch of Arkansas County Library, open about 39 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Stuttgart’s branch belongs to Arkansas County Library, which serves 16,050 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Arkansas County Library

2002 S. Buerkle Street, Stuttgart 72160
39 hrsopen a week
15,535sq 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 Arkansas County Library

21K
visits
1.3 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
309
programs & events
3,234 attended
8,401
library cards
52% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

17K loans last year

Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming24%

Who the programs are for

309 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
95
Ages 6–11
95
Teens
12
Adults
49
All ages
58
Money

Who pays for it

$19 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $301K.

Local 79%State 13%Gifts & other 8%
About these numbers

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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.

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