Library · Fort Benton
Chouteau County Library
Fort Benton’s library is the Chouteau County Library, a branch of Chouteau County Library, open about 45 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Fort Benton’s branch belongs to Chouteau County Library, which serves 5,895 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chouteau County Library
1518 Main, Fort Benton 59442
45 hrsopen a week
15,442sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Chouteau County Library
22K
visits
3.7 per resident
29K
loans, print + digital
4.9 per resident
852
programs & events
9,532 attended
1,761
library cards
30% 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
3.7 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 61% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
29K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
852 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$53 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $310K.
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.