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Clarence Public Library
Clarence Public Library serves Clarence’s 738 residents. Last year it logged 402 visits, about 0.5 for every resident, and lent 517 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Clarence Public Library
200 E Beech St., Clarence 63437
38 hrsopen a week
1,770sq ft
5,380books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#148
#148 of 151 MO libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Missouri that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
402
visits
0.5 per resident
517
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
308
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
0.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
517 loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $9,465.
Local 43%State 29%Federal 19%Gifts & other 9%
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.