Library · Benton
Benton Public Library District
Benton’s library is the Benton Public Library District, a branch of Benton Public Library District, open about 64 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Benton’s branch belongs to Benton Public Library District, which serves 12,417 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Benton Public Library District
502 South Main Street, Benton 62812
64 hrsopen a week
10,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Benton Public Library District
24K
visits
1.9 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
165
programs & events
2,262 attended
1,823
library cards
15% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
165 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $451K.
Local 88%State 7%Federal 1%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.