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Sweet Springs Public Library
Sweet Springs Public Library serves Sweet Springs’s 1,316 residents. Last year it logged 2,756 visits, about 2.1 for every resident, and lent 4,550 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Sweet Springs Public Library
217 Turner Street, Sweet Springs 65351
20 hrsopen a week
2,800sq ft
16Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
#74
#74 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
2,756
visits
2.1 per resident
4,550
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
3
programs & events
67 attended
289
library cards
22% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.8 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
22% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,550 loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media35%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
3 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $33K.
Local 78%State 13%Gifts & other 8%
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.