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Moniteau County Library

California’s library is the Moniteau County Library, a branch of Moniteau County Library, open about 44 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. California’s branch belongs to Moniteau County Library, which serves 12,553 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Moniteau County Library

501 S. Oak St., California 65018
44 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Moniteau County Library

9,256
visits
0.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
2.3 per resident
194
programs & events
3,102 attended
5,691
library cards
45% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

29K loans last year

Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming20%

Who the programs are for

194 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
93
Ages 6–11
59
Teens
8
Adults
32
All ages
2
Money

Who pays for it

$16 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $195K.

Local 64%State 6%Gifts & other 30%
About these numbers

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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.

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