Library · Hugoton
Stevens County Library
Hugoton’s library is the Stevens County Library, a branch of Stevens County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hugoton’s branch belongs to Stevens County Library, which serves 5,077 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Stevens County Library
500 Monroe, Hugoton 67951
52 hrsopen a week
13,982sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Stevens County Library
20K
visits
3.9 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
312
programs & events
6,326 attended
4,587
library cards
90% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
3.9 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
90% of residents
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
312 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$66 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $335K.
Local 92%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.