Library · Branson
Library Center of the Ozarks
Branson’s library is the Library Center of the Ozarks, a branch of Branson/Hollister Library Subdistrict, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Branson’s branch belongs to Branson/Hollister Library Subdistrict, which serves 41,768 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Library Center of the Ozarks
200 S. 4th St., Branson 65616
45 hrsopen a week
18,561sq 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 Branson/Hollister Library Subdistrict
24K
visits
0.6 per resident
106K
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
92
programs & events
3,015 attended
24K
library cards
57% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
57% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
106K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
92 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $732K.
Local 88%Gifts & other 12%
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.