Library · Thomas
Thomas - Hazel Cross Library
Thomas’s library is the Thomas - Hazel Cross Library, a branch of Western Plains Library System, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Thomas’s branch belongs to Western Plains Library System, which serves 46,583 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Thomas - Hazel Cross Library
115 W Broadway, Thomas 73669
43 hrsopen a week
2,500sq 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 Western Plains Library System
166K
visits
3.6 per resident
157K
loans, print + digital
3.4 per resident
803
programs & events
18K attended
8,505
library cards
18% 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
3.6 visits · typical 2.6
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.2
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
157K loans last year
Books & media (adults)24%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
803 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.9M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.