Library · Cooper
Gentry County Library
Cooper’s library is the Gentry County Library, a branch of Gentry County Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Cooper’s branch belongs to Gentry County Library, which serves 4,492 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gentry County Library
304 N Park St., Stanberry 64489
41 hrsopen a week
14,000sq 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 Gentry County Library
24K
visits
5.3 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
11.5 per resident
228
programs & events
4,472 attended
2,389
library cards
53% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
53% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
51K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
228 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $310K.
Local 85%State 3%Federal 2%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.