Library · Lowe
Arthur Public Library District
Lowe’s library is the Arthur Public Library District, a branch of Arthur Public Library District, open about 57 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Lowe’s branch belongs to Arthur Public Library District, which serves 5,562 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Arthur Public Library District
225 South Walnut Street, Arthur 61911
57 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Arthur Public Library District
14K
visits
2.4 per resident
42K
loans, print + digital
7.6 per resident
65
programs & events
440 attended
884
library cards
16% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
16% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
42K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
65 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $253K.
Local 79%State 3%Gifts & other 18%
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.