Library · Chetopa
Chetopa City Library
Chetopa City Library serves Chetopa’s 911 residents. Last year it logged 1,500 visits, about 1.6 for every resident, and lent 1,617 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Chetopa City Library
312 Maple, Chetopa 67336
20 hrsopen a week
576sq ft
4,153books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#302
#302 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
1,500
visits
1.6 per resident
1,617
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
25
programs & events
486 attended
256
library cards
28% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,617 loans last year
Books & media (adults)55%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
25 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 $27K.
Local 51%State 49%
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.