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Thayer Friday Reading Club City Library
Thayer Friday Reading Club City Library serves Thayer’s 425 residents. Last year it logged 3,115 visits, about 7.3 for every resident, and lent 4,028 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Thayer Friday Reading Club City Library
200 West Neosho Avenue, Thayer 66776
23 hrsopen a week
2,040sq ft
7,143books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#91
#91 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
3,115
visits
7.3 per resident
4,028
loans, print + digital
9.5 per resident
7
programs & events
167 attended
265
library cards
62% 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
7.3 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
62% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,028 loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming41%
Who the programs are for
7 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $27K.
Local 63%State 34%Federal 1%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.