Library · Blue Rapids
Blue Rapids Public Library
Blue Rapids Public Library serves Blue Rapids’s 924 residents. Last year it logged 4,875 visits, about 5.3 for every resident, and lent 4,608 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Blue Rapids Public Library
14 Public Square, Blue Rapids 66411
24 hrsopen a week
1,400sq ft
8,374books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#153
#153 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
4,875
visits
5.3 per resident
4,608
loans, print + digital
5.0 per resident
47
programs & events
1,363 attended
942
library cards
100% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,608 loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
47 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $28K.
Local 87%State 8%Gifts & other 5%
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.