Library · Olney
Olney Community Library and Arts Center
Olney’s library is the Olney Community Library and Arts Center, a branch of Olney Community Library and Arts Center, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Olney’s branch belongs to Olney Community Library and Arts Center, which serves 9,143 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Olney Community Library and Arts Center
807 W Hamilton St., Olney 76374
42 hrsopen a week
10,800sq 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 Olney Community Library and Arts Center
28K
visits
3.1 per resident
17K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
902
programs & events
12K attended
1,825
library cards
20% 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
17K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media74%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
902 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $280K.
Local 88%Federal 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.