Library · McFarland
Mcfarland Branch Library
McFarland’s library is the Mcfarland Branch Library, a branch of Kern County Library, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. McFarland’s branch belongs to Kern County Library, which serves 888,074 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mcfarland Branch Library
500 W. Kern Avenue, Mcfarland 93250
31 hrsopen a week
6,207sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Kern County Library
705K
visits
0.8 per resident
982K
loans, print + digital
1.1 per resident
15K
programs & events
249K attended
82K
library cards
9% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
0.8 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
982K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
15,230 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1M.
Local 81%State 2%Federal 13%Gifts & other 4%
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.