Library · Chester
Liberty County Library
Chester’s library is the Liberty County Library, a branch of Liberty County Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chester’s branch belongs to Liberty County Library, which serves 1,959 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Liberty County Library
110 East 1st Street, Chester 59522
36 hrsopen a week
4,400sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Liberty County Library
8,000
visits
4.1 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
15.8 per resident
3
programs & events
55 attended
961
library cards
49% 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
4.1 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
13.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.8 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
49% of residents
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
3 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$85 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $167K.
Local 98%State 2%
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.