Library · Crane
Crane Area Library
Crane’s library is the Crane Area Library, a branch of Stone County Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Crane’s branch belongs to Stone County Library, which serves 31,076 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crane Area Library
201 Main Street, Crane 65633
48 hrsopen a week
7,300sq 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 Stone County Library
36K
visits
1.2 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
971
programs & events
14K attended
6,682
library cards
22% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
971 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $797K.
Local 92%State 5%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.