Library · Lamar
Mary K. Finley Library
Lamar’s library is the Mary K. Finley Library, a branch of Barton County Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lamar’s branch belongs to Barton County Library, which serves 11,637 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mary K. Finley Library
300 W 10th St., Lamar 64759
39 hrsopen a week
7,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Barton County Library
26K
visits
2.3 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
3.8 per resident
105
programs & events
2,507 attended
10K
library cards
86% 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
2.3 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.2 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
86% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
105 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $319K.
Local 77%State 6%Federal 6%Gifts & other 10%
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.