Library · Hay Springs
Cravath Memorial Library
Cravath Memorial Library serves Hay Springs’s 575 residents. Last year it logged 1,181 visits, about 2.1 for every resident, and lent 2,642 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Cravath Memorial Library
243 North Main, Hay Springs 69347
20 hrsopen a week
864sq ft
8,313books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#184
#184 of 226 NE libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Nebraska that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
1,181
visits
2.1 per resident
2,642
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
58
programs & events
846 attended
266
library cards
46% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.6 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Program attendance
1.5 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
46% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,642 loans last year
Books & media (adults)81%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
58 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $19K.
Local 90%State 1%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.