Library · Lost Creek
Southern Area Public Library
Lost Creek’s library is the Southern Area Public Library, a branch of Southern Area Public Library, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Lost Creek’s branch belongs to Southern Area Public Library, which serves 359 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Southern Area Public Library
120 East Main Street, Lost Creek 26385
31 hrsopen a week
2,280sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Southern Area Public Library
4,720
visits
13.1 per resident
2,538
loans, print + digital
7.1 per resident
51
programs & events
900 attended
26
library cards
7% 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
13.1 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Program attendance
2.5 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 89% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,538 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
51 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$135 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $48K.
Local 74%State 7%Gifts & other 19%
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.