Library · Seymour
Seymour Community Library
Seymour Community Library serves Seymour’s 993 residents. Last year it logged 14,573 visits, about 14.7 for every resident, and lent 19K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Seymour Community Library
320 E Clinton Ave, Seymour 65746
47 hrsopen a week
4,500sq ft
17Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#3
#3 of 151 MO libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Missouri that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
15K
visits
14.7 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
18.8 per resident
59
programs & events
962 attended
1,478
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
14.7 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.2 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
7.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
59 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $67K.
Local 56%State 5%Federal 3%Gifts & other 35%
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.