Library · Paris
Paris Carnegie Public Library
Paris Carnegie Public Library serves Paris’s 8,291 residents. Last year it logged 6,500 visits, about 0.8 for every resident, and lent 25K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Paris Carnegie Public Library
207 South Main Street, Paris 61944
44 hrsopen a week
8,360sq ft
34Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
6,500
visits
0.8 per resident
25K
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
161
programs & events
687 attended
1,488
library cards
18% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
25K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
161 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $183K.
Local 62%State 18%Gifts & other 19%
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.