Library · Hot Springs
Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library
Hot Springs’s library is the Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library, a branch of Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library, open about 26 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hot Springs’s branch belongs to Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library, which serves 2,075 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library
203 East Main, Hot Springs 59845
26 hrsopen a week
2,720sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Preston Hot Springs Town-County Library
3,779
visits
1.8 per resident
5,140
loans, print + digital
2.5 per resident
147
programs & events
476 attended
859
library cards
41% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,140 loans last year
Books & media (adults)82%Kids’ books & media13%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
147 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $66K.
Local 85%State 6%Gifts & other 10%
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.