Library · Gideon
Rhodes Memorial Library
Gideon’s library is the Rhodes Memorial Library, a branch of New Madrid County Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gideon’s branch belongs to New Madrid County Library, which serves 14,829 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rhodes Memorial Library
303 S Main St., Gideon 63848
28 hrsopen a week
1,600sq 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 New Madrid County Library
15K
visits
1.0 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
28
programs & events
483 attended
4,635
library cards
31% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
31% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
24K loans last year
Books & media (adults)72%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
28 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$34 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $503K.
Local 88%State 5%Gifts & other 7%
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.