Library · Hope
Lostant Community Library
Hope’s library is the Lostant Community Library, a branch of Lostant Community Library, open about 24 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Hope’s branch belongs to Lostant Community Library, which serves 786 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lostant Community Library
102 West Third Street, Lostant 61334
24 hrsopen a week
1,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Lostant Community Library
1,175
visits
1.5 per resident
1,860
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
1
programs & events
17 attended
75
library cards
10% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,860 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$44 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $34K.
Local 93%State 5%Gifts & other 2%
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.