Library · Dighton
Dighton/Lane County Library
Dighton’s library is the Dighton/Lane County Library, a branch of Dighton/Lane County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dighton’s branch belongs to Dighton/Lane County Library, which serves 1,529 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dighton/Lane County Library
144 South Lane, Dighton 67839
42 hrsopen a week
2,610sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dighton/Lane County Library
11K
visits
7.4 per resident
8,932
loans, print + digital
5.8 per resident
38
programs & events
1,037 attended
1,242
library cards
81% 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
7.4 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
81% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,932 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
38 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $90K.
Local 92%State 2%Federal 0%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.