Library · Rolla
Morton County Library, Rolla Extension
Rolla’s library is the Morton County Library, Rolla Extension, a branch of Elkhart/Morton County Library, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rolla’s branch belongs to Elkhart/Morton County Library, which serves 2,580 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Morton County Library, Rolla Extension
202 3rd. Street, Rolla 67954
23 hrsopen a week
7,352sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Elkhart/Morton County Library
28K
visits
10.9 per resident
35K
loans, print + digital
13.4 per resident
3,560
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
10.9 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.9 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
7.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
35K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Money
Who pays for it
$93 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $241K.
Local 95%State 0%Gifts & other 5%
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.