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Pretty Prairie Public Library
Pretty Prairie Public Library serves Pretty Prairie’s 653 residents. Last year it logged 8,300 visits, about 12.7 for every resident, and lent 3,939 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Pretty Prairie Public Library
119 W. Main St., Pretty Prairie 67570
40 hrsopen a week
1,800sq ft
19Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#32
#32 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
8,300
visits
12.7 per resident
3,939
loans, print + digital
6.0 per resident
27
programs & events
735 attended
796
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
12.7 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,939 loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
27 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $11K.
Local 79%State 3%Gifts & other 18%
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.