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Walters Public Library
Walters Public Library serves Walters’s 2,359 residents. Last year it logged 1,682 visits, about 0.7 for every resident, and lent 10K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Walters Public Library
202 North Broadway, Walters 73572
25 hrsopen a week
4,200sq ft
9,613books & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#112
#112 of 117 OK libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Oklahoma that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
1,682
visits
0.7 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
1,725
library cards
73% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)78%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $206K.
Local 38%Federal 2%Gifts & other 60%
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.