Library · Sharon Springs
Sharon Springs Public Library
Sharon Springs Public Library serves Sharon Springs’s 751 residents. Last year it logged 7,986 visits, about 10.6 for every resident, and lent 9,117 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Sharon Springs Public Library
414 North Main, Sharon Springs 67758
43 hrsopen a week
6,500sq ft
8,059books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#41
#41 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
7,986
visits
10.6 per resident
9,117
loans, print + digital
12.1 per resident
130
programs & events
2,230 attended
773
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
10.6 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
9.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,117 loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
130 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$85 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $64K.
Local 88%State 9%Gifts & other 2%
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.