Library · Jamestown
Jamestown City Library
Jamestown City Library serves Jamestown’s 234 residents. Last year it logged 3,120 visits, about 13.3 for every resident, and lent 677 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Jamestown City Library
311 D Walnut, Jamestown 66948
12 hrsopen a week
2,533sq ft
5,825books & 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
#28
#28 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
3,120
visits
13.3 per resident
677
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
1
programs & events
40 attended
130
library cards
56% 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
13.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.7 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
677 loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming60%
Who the programs are for
1 story times, classes, clubs and events
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.