Library · Buckner
Buckner Branch
Buckner’s library is the Buckner Branch, a branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Buckner’s branch belongs to Mid-Continent Public Library, which serves 840,292 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Buckner Branch
19 E Jefferson St., Buckner 64016
61 hrsopen a week
5,518sq 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 Mid-Continent Public Library
2.5M
visits
3.0 per resident
1M
loans, print + digital
12.2 per resident
9,943
programs & events
239K attended
436K
library cards
52% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.0 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
6.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming51%
Who the programs are for
9,943 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$82 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $69M.
Local 91%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 8%
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.