Library · Carthage
Carthage Public Library District
Carthage’s library is the Carthage Public Library District, a branch of Carthage Public Library District, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Carthage’s branch belongs to Carthage Public Library District, which serves 4,106 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carthage Public Library District
500 Wabash Avenue, Carthage 62321
47 hrsopen a week
8,200sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Carthage Public Library District
19K
visits
4.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
7.0 per resident
492
programs & events
4,853 attended
1,413
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
492 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$55 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $226K.
Local 89%State 4%Gifts & other 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.