Library · Strafford
Strafford Branch Library
Strafford’s library is the Strafford Branch Library, a branch of Springfield-Greene County Library District, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Strafford’s branch belongs to Springfield-Greene County Library District, which serves 298,915 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Strafford Branch Library
101 S State Highway 125, Strafford 65757
46 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Springfield-Greene County Library District
1.2M
visits
4.0 per resident
2.7M
loans, print + digital
9.1 per resident
3,815
programs & events
79K attended
101K
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.8 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.7M loans last year
Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
3,815 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $15M.
Local 88%State 2%Federal 0%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.