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Garden Plain Community Library
Garden Plain Community Library serves Garden Plain’s 952 residents. Last year it logged 6,913 visits, about 7.3 for every resident, and lent 8,665 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Garden Plain Community Library
421 Ave B, Garden Plain 67050
31 hrsopen a week
900sq ft
8,130books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#96
#96 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
6,913
visits
7.3 per resident
8,665
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
77
programs & events
2,429 attended
527
library cards
55% 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
7.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,665 loans last year
Books & media (adults)16%Kids’ books & media70%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
77 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 $56K.
Local 76%State 14%Gifts & other 10%
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.