Library · Walnut
Libraries in Walnut
Hepler City Library serves 92 people in and around Walnut. Last year it logged 2,546 visits, about 27.7 for every resident, and lent 574 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Hepler City Library
105 S. Prairie, Hepler 66746
16 hrsopen a week
1,400sq ft
5,298books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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
#4
#4 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
2,546
visits
27.7 per resident
574
loans, print + digital
6.2 per resident
67
programs & events
1,605 attended
163
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
27.7 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
17.4 attendees · typical 0.7
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
574 loans last year
Books & media (adults)63%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
67 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$128 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $12K.
Local 37%State 41%Federal 3%Gifts & other 19%
Locations
Other libraries in Walnut
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.