Library · Prairie View
Sunshine City Library
Sunshine City Library serves Prairie View’s 99 residents. Last year it logged 1,741 visits, about 17.6 for every resident, and lent 1,061 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Sunshine City Library
207 Kansas, Prairie View 67664
11 hrsopen a week
2,000sq ft
4,272books & 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
#11
#11 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
1,741
visits
17.6 per resident
1,061
loans, print + digital
10.7 per resident
109
programs & events
950 attended
141
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
17.6 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
5.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
9.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,061 loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
109 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$111 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $11K.
Local 45%State 44%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.