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Libraries near Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals has no public library of its own; the nearest is Marion County Library in Yellville, 11.6 miles away

Bull Shoals doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Marion County Library in Yellville, 11.6 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

A−Civic lifeAhead of 76% of U.S. towns. Nonprofits and volunteering.
Directions (870) 449-6015All nearby libraries
In brief

Getting a library card from Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals borrows from the libraries next door

Bull Shoals has no public library of its own, but Marion County Library is 12 miles away in Yellville. Many small-town libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead. Nearest libraries ↓

The closest isn’t the one open longest

Marion County Library is nearest. Baxter County Library, 12 miles away, is open about 54 hours a week, so it may be easier to fit in. Nearest libraries ↓

This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Distances are straight-line from the town center.

Civic life grade

What’s behind Bull Shoals’ civic life grade

On community nonprofits and volunteering, Bull Shoals is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Bull Shoals is graded on two of the three inputs. Both inputs are above most U.S. towns; Bull Shoals’ count of community nonprofits ranks highest.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Bull Shoals’ overall grade.
–Library visitsServed by a county or regional system, so there is no town figureA−Community nonprofits6.6 per 1,000 residents · AR towns 3.4 · U.S. 3.7B−Volunteering7.6% of adults 25–44 · AR towns 7.2% · U.S. 7.5%
All U.S. towns we grade (17,556)Ahead of 76%
FewerMore
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $31K–$52K (2,532)Ahead of 79%

Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.

How sure. Graded on two inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. Bull Shoals is small (1,888 residents), so a few dozen organizations or visits move its per-resident figures; the volunteering share is a 2022 estimate from Facebook users aged 25–44.

Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →

Places to belong

11 community nonprofits are registered in Bull Shoals

6.6 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: civic groups, clubs & veterans.

Community nonprofits, by kind

Arts & culture10.60 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.24
Youth, sports & recreation00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.52
Civic groups, clubs & veterans31.79 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.74
Human services31.79 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.59
Education00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.43
Health00.00 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.16
Environment & animals21.19 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.17
Other21.19 per 1,000 · U.S. towns 0.47

Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (2 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.

Volunteering

7.6%

7.6% of Bull Shoals’ Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 7.2% in the typical Arkansas town and 7.5% nationally.

Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Bull Shoals’ residents live; 2022.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 11.6 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Bull Shoals. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

11.6miMarion County LibraryYellvilleDirections →12miBaxter County LibraryMountain Home · 54 hrs a weekDirections →30.5miBoone County LibraryHarrison · 49 hrs a weekDirections →31miCalico Rock BranchCalico Rock · 33 hrs a weekDirections →
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →

Questions about the library and civic life in Bull Shoals

Does Bull Shoals have a public library?

No. The closest is Marion County Library in Yellville, 11.6 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Bull Shoals’ civic life grade?

A− Bull Shoals is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on civic life. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

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Reading, story times and the library in Bull Shoals.

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Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.