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Delphos Public Library
Delphos Public Library serves Delphos’s 301 residents. Last year it logged 940 visits, about 3.1 for every resident, and lent 2,460 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Delphos Public Library
114 W. 2nd, Delphos 67436
16 hrsopen a week
1,250sq ft
5,863books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#242
#242 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
940
visits
3.1 per resident
2,460
loans, print + digital
8.2 per resident
60
programs & events
532 attended
133
library cards
44% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
7.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
44% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,460 loans last year
Books & media (adults)7%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming86%
Who the programs are for
60 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$61 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $18K.
Local 60%State 34%Gifts & other 6%
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.