Library · Ridgeway
Carbondale City Library
Carbondale City Library serves 1,318 people in and around Ridgeway. Last year it logged 9,090 visits, about 6.9 for every resident, and lent 9,727 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Carbondale City Library
302 Main Street, Carbondale 66414
39 hrsopen a week
5,920sq ft
8,685books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#103
#103 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
9,090
visits
6.9 per resident
9,727
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
98
programs & events
2,587 attended
912
library cards
69% 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
6.9 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,727 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
98 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$86 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $114K.
Local 74%State 23%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.