Library · Indianola
Henry M. Seymour Library
Indianola’s library is the Henry M. Seymour Library, a branch of Sunflower County Library, open about 48 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Indianola’s branch belongs to Sunflower County Library, which serves 24,468 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Henry M. Seymour Library
201 Cypress Drive, Indianola 38751
48 hrsopen a week
13,602sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Sunflower County Library
15K
visits
0.6 per resident
19K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
443
programs & events
2,362 attended
14K
library cards
58% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
58% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
19K loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
443 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $662K.
Local 83%State 11%Federal 1%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.