Library · Buffalo
Dallas County Library
Buffalo’s library is the Dallas County Library, a branch of Dallas County Library, open about 52 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Buffalo’s branch belongs to Dallas County Library, which serves 17,071 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dallas County Library
219 West Main Street, Buffalo 65622
52 hrsopen a week
2,800sq 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 Dallas County Library
22K
visits
1.3 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
54
programs & events
1,270 attended
4,334
library cards
25% 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
1.3 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
54 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $173K.
Local 79%State 14%Gifts & other 6%
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.