Library · Elk
Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District
Elk’s library is the Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District, a branch of Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Elk’s branch belongs to Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District, which serves 2,797 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District
114 South Fourth Street, Elkville 62932
35 hrsopen a week
1,794sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rick Warren Memorial Public Library District
4,179
visits
1.5 per resident
5,222
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
148
programs & events
947 attended
248
library cards
9% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,222 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
148 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $59K.
Local 91%State 6%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.