Library · Grove
Grove Public Library
Grove’s library is the Grove Public Library, a branch of Eastern Oklahoma Library System, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Grove’s branch belongs to Eastern Oklahoma Library System, which serves 236,086 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Grove Public Library
1140 Neo Loop, Grove 74344
54 hrsopen a week
10,250sq 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 Eastern Oklahoma Library System
504K
visits
2.1 per resident
694K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
3,927
programs & events
64K attended
80K
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
694K loans last year
Books & media (adults)42%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
3,927 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $6M.
Local 94%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 4%
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.