Huttig’s library is a branch of Barton Library, which lends less per resident than 86% of systems its size
Huttig’s library is the Huttig Public Library, a branch of Barton Library, which serves 37,397 people and lent 44K items last year.
What Huttig’s library is like
The Barton Library system is used less than most libraries its size
The Barton Library system records 1.2 visits per resident, against a typical 2.6 for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people. Borrowing is 1.2 print items per resident, against a typical 3.7. It also spends less than most: $16 per resident, against a typical $40. How it compares ↓
Open only about 13 hours a week
The Huttig branch keeps short hours: about 13 a week, averaged over the year, so check its schedule before you go. The building ↓
Programs lean toward adults
52% of the 417 programs last year were for adults: classes, talks, clubs and events. 147 were for children. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Huttig’s library is a branch of Barton Library, so they cover the whole system (37,397 people), not just the Huttig branch.
What’s behind Huttig’s civic life grade
Huttig isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
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.
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 →
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 1 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people across the U.S.
Barton Library serves 37,397 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000.
Every hour the doors are open, about 7 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Barton Library system. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
44K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Borrow from home with your card, plus research databases: courses, journals, genealogy and more.
About 3 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Huttig Public Library, 204 Frost Street, Huttig.
No late fees. E-books and audiobooks from home. Research databases: courses, journals, genealogy. Good at every Barton Library branch.
New in Huttig? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.99 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Huttig cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $600K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.2M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $600K budget.
Fine-free. No late fees on books returned late.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 16,276 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
- System-wide. Huttig Public Library is one branch of Barton Library, so the yearly numbers cover every branch and all 37,397 people it serves.
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 Huttig
Does Huttig have a public library?
Yes: Huttig Public Library, 204 Frost Street, is a branch of Barton Library, which serves 37,397 people. The branch is open about 13 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Barton Library fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
Yes to both: no late fees, and e-books, audiobooks and research databases with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Huttig’s library?
It logged 1.2 visits and lent 1.2 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 2.6 visits for libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people.
What is Huttig’s civic life grade?
Huttig isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Huttig.
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.