Library · Warrenton
Warrenton Branch
Warrenton’s library is the Warrenton Branch, a branch of Scenic Regional Library, open about 61 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Warrenton’s branch belongs to Scenic Regional Library, which serves 147,730 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Warrenton Branch
912 S Hwy 47, Warrenton 63383
61 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Scenic Regional Library
368K
visits
2.5 per resident
634K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
2,143
programs & events
55K attended
43K
library cards
29% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
634K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
2,143 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4.2M.
Local 92%State 3%Federal 2%Gifts & other 3%
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.