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Wetmore Public Library
Wetmore Public Library serves Wetmore’s 340 residents. Last year it logged 5,213 visits, about 15.3 for every resident, and lent 3,616 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Wetmore Public Library
328 2nd St., Wetmore 66550
32 hrsopen a week
2,287sq ft
11Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#20
#20 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
5,213
visits
15.3 per resident
3,616
loans, print + digital
10.6 per resident
85
programs & events
1,453 attended
345
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
15.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
10.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
4.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
4.3 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
3,616 loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
85 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$120 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $41K.
Local 12%State 47%Federal 12%Gifts & other 29%
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.