Library · Lancaster
Schuyler County Library District
Lancaster’s library is the Schuyler County Library District, a branch of Schuyler County Library District, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lancaster’s branch belongs to Schuyler County Library District, which serves 4,032 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Schuyler County Library District
109 E Jackson St., Lancaster 63548
39 hrsopen a week
4,800sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Schuyler County Library District
4,107
visits
1.0 per resident
7,933
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
120
programs & events
1,013 attended
387
library cards
10% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
10% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,933 loans last year
Books & media (adults)57%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
120 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$41 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $165K.
Local 90%State 5%Gifts & other 5%
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.