Library · Providence
Providence Branch Library
Providence’s library is the Providence Branch Library, a branch of Webster County Public Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Providence’s branch belongs to Webster County Public Library, which serves 12,726 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Providence Branch Library
230 N Willow St., Providence 42450
42 hrsopen a week
1,107sq 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 Webster County Public Library
26K
visits
2.0 per resident
100K
loans, print + digital
7.9 per resident
905
programs & events
7,591 attended
14K
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
100K loans last year
Books & media (adults)80%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
905 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$54 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $683K.
Local 97%Federal 2%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.