Library · Pawnee

Pawnee City Public Library

Pawnee City Public Library serves Pawnee’s 846 residents. Last year it logged 9,661 visits, about 11.4 for every resident, and lent 11K books, movies and e-books.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
Your library

Pawnee City Public Library

735 8th Street, Pawnee City 68420
43 hrsopen a week
7,237sq ft
19Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#14
#14 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

9,661
visits
11.4 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
479
programs & events
3,716 attended
1,094
library cards
100% 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
11.4 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
11.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
4.4 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

11K loans last year

Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming17%

Who the programs are for

479 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
134
Ages 6–11
241
Teens
43
Adults
53
All ages
8
Money

Who pays for it

$148 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $125K.

Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.

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