Library · Americus
Americus Township Library
Americus’s library is the Americus Township Library, a branch of Americus Township Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Americus’s branch belongs to Americus Township Library, which serves 1,618 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Americus Township Library
710 Main St., Americus 66835
32 hrsopen a week
3,009sq 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 Americus Township Library
3,940
visits
2.4 per resident
5,614
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
31
programs & events
735 attended
484
library cards
30% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,614 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
31 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$50 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $82K.
Local 98%State 1%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.