Library · Grainfield
Grainfield City Library
Grainfield City Library serves Grainfield’s 319 residents. Last year it logged 550 visits, about 1.7 for every resident, and lent 2,782 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Grainfield City Library
242 Main St., Grainfield 67737
7 hrsopen a week
765sq ft
4,562books & 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
#300
#300 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
550
visits
1.7 per resident
2,782
loans, print + digital
8.7 per resident
32
programs & events
156 attended
230
library cards
72% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
6.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Cardholders
72% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,782 loans last year
Books & media (adults)17%Kids’ books & media7%E-books, audio & streaming77%
Who the programs are for
32 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $11K.
Local 51%State 29%Federal 3%Gifts & other 17%
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.