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Finney County Public Library
Garden’s library is the Finney County Public Library, a branch of Finney County Public Library, open about 67 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Garden’s branch belongs to Finney County Public Library, which serves 37,466 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Finney County Public Library
605 E Walnut, Garden City 67846
67 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Finney County Public Library
74K
visits
2.0 per resident
95K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
674
programs & events
17K attended
6,191
library cards
17% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
95K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
674 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 95%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.