Library · Grant
Worth County Library
Grant’s library is the Worth County Library, a branch of Worth County Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Grant’s branch belongs to Worth County Library, which serves 1,973 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Worth County Library
510 East Ave, Grant City 64456
20 hrsopen a week
3,186sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Worth County Library
867
visits
0.4 per resident
6,568
loans, print + digital
3.3 per resident
15
programs & events
478 attended
327
library cards
17% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
17% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,568 loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media49%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
15 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $37K.
Local 68%State 16%Federal 4%Gifts & other 12%
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.