Library · Alta Vista
Alta Vista Mini Library
Alta Vista’s library is the Alta Vista Mini Library, a branch of Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library, open about 8 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alta Vista’s branch belongs to Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library, which serves 28,587 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alta Vista Mini Library
310 Center, Alta Vista 66834
8 hrsopen a week
405sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library
31K
visits
1.1 per resident
110K
loans, print + digital
3.9 per resident
518
programs & events
18K attended
8,207
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
110K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming12%
Who the programs are for
518 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$28 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $806K.
Local 96%State 1%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.