Library · Elk
Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
Elk’s library is the Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library, a branch of Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Elk’s branch belongs to Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library, which serves 12,800 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
12o N. Market St., Mcarthur 45651
47 hrsopen a week
10,500sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library
15K
visits
1.2 per resident
21K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
281
programs & events
3,349 attended
3,718
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
21K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
281 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$43 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $554K.
State 80%Gifts & other 20%
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.