Library · North Platte
North Platte Public Library
North Platte’s library is the North Platte Public Library, a branch of North Platte Public Library, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. North Platte’s branch belongs to North Platte Public Library, which serves 33,365 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
North Platte Public Library
120 West 4th Street, North Platte 69101
54 hrsopen a week
20,178sq 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
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at North Platte Public Library
48K
visits
1.4 per resident
170K
loans, print + digital
5.1 per resident
477
programs & events
4,764 attended
8,604
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 60% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
170K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
477 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $997K.
Local 99%State 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.