Library · Crane
Crane County Library
Crane’s library is the Crane County Library, a branch of Crane County Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Crane’s branch belongs to Crane County Library, which serves 4,574 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Crane County Library
701 S Alford St., Crane 79731
38 hrsopen a week
5,226sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Crane County Library
9,000
visits
2.0 per resident
7,384
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
58
programs & events
1,587 attended
521
library cards
11% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,384 loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media56%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
58 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $316K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
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.