Library · Lusk
Niobrara County Library
Lusk’s library is the Niobrara County Library, a branch of Niobrara County Library, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Lusk’s branch belongs to Niobrara County Library, which serves 2,354 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Niobrara County Library
425 S. Main St., Lusk 82225
37 hrsopen a week
4,950sq 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 Niobrara County Library
22K
visits
9.4 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
21.2 per resident
320
programs & events
4,590 attended
1,647
library cards
70% 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
9.4 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
17.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.9 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
320 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$145 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $341K.
Local 56%Gifts & other 44%
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.