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Ashland Library
Ashland Library serves Ashland’s 724 residents. Last year it logged 8,903 visits, about 12.3 for every resident, and lent 8,215 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Ashland Library
604 Main, Ashland 67831
44 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
19Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#34
#34 of 319 KS libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Kansas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
8,903
visits
12.3 per resident
8,215
loans, print + digital
11.3 per resident
208
programs & events
2,978 attended
363
library cards
50% 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
12.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
4.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
50% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,215 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
208 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$207 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $150K.
Local 21%State 11%Federal 0%Gifts & other 67%
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.