Library · Ponca
Ponca City Library
Ponca City Library serves Ponca’s 24,306 residents. Last year it logged 80,814 visits, about 3.3 for every resident, and lent 107K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Ponca City Library
515 East Grand, Ponca City 74601
69 hrsopen a week
28,000sq ft
73Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
81K
visits
3.3 per resident
107K
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
501
programs & events
14K attended
9,339
library cards
38% 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
3.3 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.9 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.4
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
38% of residents
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
107K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
501 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$47 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 95%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.