Library · Three Forks
Three Forks Community Library
Three Forks’s library is the Three Forks Community Library, a branch of Three Forks Community Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Three Forks’s branch belongs to Three Forks Community Library, which serves 4,776 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Three Forks Community Library
607 Main St., Three Forks 59752
42 hrsopen a week
4,500sq 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 Three Forks Community Library
24K
visits
5.1 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
7.1 per resident
194
programs & events
3,226 attended
1,156
library cards
24% 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
5.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming13%
Who the programs are for
194 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$29 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $138K.
Local 84%State 3%Gifts & other 13%
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.