Library · Walnut Ridge
Lawrence County Library
Walnut Ridge’s library is the Lawrence County Library, a branch of Lawrence County Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Walnut Ridge’s branch belongs to Lawrence County Library, which serves 16,318 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lawrence County Library
115 West Walnut St., Walnut Ridge 72476
47 hrsopen a week
7,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lawrence County Library
33K
visits
2.0 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
9,976
library cards
61% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming46%
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $754K.
Local 93%State 7%
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.