Library · Alton
Hayner Public Library District
Alton’s library is the Hayner Public Library District, a branch of Hayner Public Library District, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Alton’s branch belongs to Hayner Public Library District, which serves 46,753 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hayner Public Library District
401 State Street, Alton 62002
46 hrsopen a week
6,896sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Hayner Public Library District
114K
visits
2.4 per resident
191K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
338
programs & events
7,135 attended
8,324
library cards
18% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
2.4 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
191K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
338 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$52 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.4M.
Local 84%State 11%Federal 1%Gifts & other 5%
Locations
Other Hayner Public Library District branches in Alton
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.