Library · Beatty
Beatty Library District
Beatty’s library is the Beatty Library District, a branch of Beatty Library District, open about 23 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Beatty’s branch belongs to Beatty Library District, which serves 1,099 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Beatty Library District
400 North 4th Street, Beatty 89003
23 hrsopen a week
2,936sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Beatty Library District
1,634
visits
1.5 per resident
1,808
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
9
programs & events
133 attended
290
library cards
26% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,808 loans last year
Books & media (adults)94%Kids’ books & media6%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$59 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $65K.
Local 87%State 7%Gifts & other 5%
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.