Library · Scott
Scott County Library
Scott’s library is the Scott County Library, a branch of Scott County Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Scott’s branch belongs to Scott County Library, which serves 4,922 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Scott County Library
110 W. 8th St., Scott City 67871
39 hrsopen a week
11,475sq 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 Scott County Library
22K
visits
4.4 per resident
27K
loans, print + digital
5.4 per resident
306
programs & events
12K attended
4,249
library cards
86% 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
14.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.4 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
86% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
27K loans last year
Books & media (adults)0%Kids’ books & media98%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
306 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$36 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $178K.
Local 98%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.