Library · Hardin
Big Horn County Public Library
Hardin’s library is the Big Horn County Public Library, a branch of Big Horn County Public Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hardin’s branch belongs to Big Horn County Public Library, which serves 13,124 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Big Horn County Public Library
419 North Custer Avenue, Hardin 59034
44 hrsopen a week
10,492sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Big Horn County Public Library
38K
visits
2.9 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
233
programs & events
4,850 attended
5,938
library cards
45% 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
2.9 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Cardholders
45% of residents
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media15%E-books, audio & streaming37%
Who the programs are for
233 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $293K.
Local 96%State 4%
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.