Library · Ulysses
Grant County Library
Ulysses’s library is the Grant County Library, a branch of Grant County Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ulysses’s branch belongs to Grant County Library, which serves 7,147 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grant County Library
215 E. Grant Ave., Ulysses 67880
50 hrsopen a week
21,000sq 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 Grant County Library
29K
visits
4.0 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
8.4 per resident
747
programs & events
11K attended
14K
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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.5 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
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming1%
Who the programs are for
747 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$84 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $597K.
Local 99%State 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.