Library · Thayer
Thayer Public Library
Thayer’s library is the Thayer Public Library, a branch of Oregon County Library District, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Thayer’s branch belongs to Oregon County Library District, which serves 8,635 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thayer Public Library
121 N 2nd St., Thayer 65791
48 hrsopen a week
2,964sq 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 Oregon County Library District
24K
visits
2.7 per resident
30K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
42
programs & events
459 attended
2,943
library cards
34% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
30K loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
42 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $255K.
Local 82%State 13%Gifts & other 5%
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.