Library · Altus
Altus Public Library
Altus’s library is the Altus Public Library, a branch of Southern Prairie Library System, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Altus’s branch belongs to Southern Prairie Library System, which serves 27,061 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Altus Public Library
421 N. Hudson, Altus 73521
60 hrsopen a week
24,500sq 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 Southern Prairie Library System
110K
visits
4.0 per resident
65K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
524
programs & events
9,689 attended
19K
library cards
69% 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
4.0 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (46th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
65K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming44%
Who the programs are for
524 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$27 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $726K.
Local 50%State 2%Federal 1%Gifts & other 47%
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.