Library · Ozark
Ozark Community Branch Library
Ozark’s library is the Ozark Community Branch Library, a branch of Christian County Library, open about 58 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ozark’s branch belongs to Christian County Library, which serves 88,842 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ozark Community Branch Library
1005 N 4th Ave, Ozark 65721
58 hrsopen a week
10,500sq 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 Christian County Library
162K
visits
1.8 per resident
367K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
1,024
programs & events
16K attended
22K
library cards
25% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
367K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
1,024 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.8M.
Local 91%State 4%Federal 1%Gifts & other 4%
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.