Library · Kirkwood
Kirkwood Branch Library
Kirkwood’s library is the Kirkwood Branch Library, a branch of Warren County Public Library District, open about 15 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kirkwood’s branch belongs to Warren County Public Library District, which serves 16,831 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Kirkwood Branch Library
134 South Kirk, Kirkwood 61447
15 hrsopen a week
501sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Warren County Public Library District
56K
visits
3.4 per resident
66K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
244
programs & events
6,232 attended
2,536
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
3.4 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
15% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
66K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
244 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $802K.
Local 95%State 3%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.