Library · Overbrook
Overbrook Public Library
Overbrook Public Library serves Overbrook’s 984 residents. Last year it logged 9,501 visits, about 9.7 for every resident, and lent 15K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Overbrook Public Library
317 Maple, Overbrook 66524
43 hrsopen a week
9,500sq ft
22Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#54
#54 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
9,501
visits
9.7 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
15.2 per resident
68
programs & events
1,164 attended
1,262
library cards
100% 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
9.7 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.9 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
68 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$149 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $147K.
Local 70%State 15%Federal 0%Gifts & other 14%
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.