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Downs Carnegie Library
Downs Carnegie Library serves Downs’s 790 residents. Last year it logged 5,770 visits, about 7.3 for every resident, and lent 5,657 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Downs Carnegie Library
504 Morgan Ave, Downs 67437
30 hrsopen a week
1,890sq ft
15Kbooks & media
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
#93
#93 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
5,770
visits
7.3 per resident
5,657
loans, print + digital
7.2 per resident
107
programs & events
1,473 attended
675
library cards
85% 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
7.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
3.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Program attendance
1.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
85% of residents
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,657 loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$42 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $33K.
Local 68%State 30%Gifts & other 2%
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.