Library · Bolivar
Polk County Library
Bolivar’s library is the Polk County Library, a branch of Polk County Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Bolivar’s branch belongs to Polk County Library, which serves 31,519 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Polk County Library
1690 W Broadway St., Bolivar 65613
60 hrsopen a week
13,489sq 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 Polk County Library
59K
visits
1.9 per resident
150K
loans, print + digital
4.7 per resident
390
programs & events
7,459 attended
12K
library cards
38% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
150K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
390 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $901K.
Local 89%State 5%Federal 2%Gifts & other 4%
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.