Library · Aurora
Aurora Branch Library
Aurora’s library is the Aurora Branch Library, a branch of Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Aurora’s branch belongs to Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, which serves 72,535 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Aurora Branch Library
202 S Jefferson Ave, Aurora 65605
54 hrsopen a week
6,900sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Barry-Lawrence Regional Library
191K
visits
2.6 per resident
313K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
2,887
programs & events
79K attended
22K
library cards
31% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
1.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
313K loans last year
Books & media (adults)52%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
2,887 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$35 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 92%State 4%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.