Library · Kirksville
Adair County Public Library
Kirksville’s library is the Adair County Public Library, a branch of Adair County Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Kirksville’s branch belongs to Adair County Public Library, which serves 25,314 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Adair County Public Library
One Library Lane, Kirksville 63501
53 hrsopen a week
9,832sq 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 Adair County Public Library
75K
visits
3.0 per resident
108K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
295
programs & events
7,162 attended
6,012
library cards
24% 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
3.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
108K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
295 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $514K.
Local 85%State 8%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.