Library · Clarkton
Clarkton Branch Library
Clarkton’s library is the Clarkton Branch Library, a branch of Dunklin County Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Clarkton’s branch belongs to Dunklin County Library, which serves 28,283 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Clarkton Branch Library
205 W Hwy 162, Clarkton 63837
20 hrsopen a week
2,000sq 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 Dunklin County Library
95K
visits
3.4 per resident
212K
loans, print + digital
7.5 per resident
139
programs & events
3,807 attended
18K
library cards
64% 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
3.4 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.2 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
64% of residents
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
212K loans last year
Books & media (adults)88%Kids’ books & media9%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
139 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $774K.
Local 90%State 7%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.