Library · Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Public Library District
Crab Orchard’s library is the Crab Orchard Public Library District, a branch of Crab Orchard Public Library District, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Crab Orchard’s branch belongs to Crab Orchard Public Library District, which serves 6,827 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crab Orchard Public Library District
20012 Crab Orchard Road, Marion 62959
36 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Crab Orchard Public Library District
5,052
visits
0.7 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
270
programs & events
1,168 attended
795
library cards
12% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
12% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
270 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $183K.
Local 91%State 5%Federal 0%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.