Library · Ansted
Ansted
Ansted’s library is the Ansted, a branch of Fayette County Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Ansted’s branch belongs to Fayette County Public Library, which serves 40,488 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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 Fayette County Public Library
66K
visits
1.6 per resident
112K
loans, print + digital
2.8 per resident
1,339
programs & events
15K attended
31K
library cards
78% 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
1.6 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.9 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
78% of residents
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
112K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming33%
Who the programs are for
1,339 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $860K.
Local 74%State 24%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.