Library · Palmyra
Marion County Library Sub-District #1
Palmyra’s library is the Marion County Library Sub-District #1, a branch of Marion County Library Sub-District #1, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Palmyra’s branch belongs to Marion County Library Sub-District #1, which serves 6,734 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Marion County Library Sub-District #1
212 S. Main St., Palmyra 63461
47 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Marion County Library Sub-District #1
20K
visits
3.0 per resident
60K
loans, print + digital
8.9 per resident
237
programs & events
5,015 attended
2,652
library cards
39% 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
3.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
60K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
237 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $251K.
Local 88%State 4%Federal 4%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.