Library · Burns
Harney County Library
Burns’s library is the Harney County Library, a branch of Harney County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Burns’s branch belongs to Harney County Library, which serves 7,600 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harney County Library
80 West D St., Burns 97720
42 hrsopen a week
6,960sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Harney County Library
34K
visits
4.4 per resident
31K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
261
programs & events
4,212 attended
2,221
library cards
29% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
31K loans last year
Books & media (adults)69%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
261 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$51 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $388K.
Local 62%State 5%Federal 11%Gifts & other 22%
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.