#1Girard
Crawford County · 2,476 peopleVisits per resident a year·Girard Public Library, FY 2024
Girard, #1 on this list · Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Kansas rankings · Libraries
Towns with the most-used libraries in Kansas
Girard has the most-used library of Kansas’ 70 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 20.0 visits per resident a year at Girard Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 5.0.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Norton
Norton County · 2,651 peopleVisits per resident a year·Norton Public Library, FY 2024
#3Osage City
Osage County · 2,784 peopleVisits per resident a year·Osage City Public Library, FY 2024
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66Kansas CityWyandotte County · 157,805 people157,667Kansas City, Kansas Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
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Questions people ask
Which Kansas town has the most-used library?
Girard (Crawford County): Girard Public Library counts 20.0 visits per resident a year. Norton (18.4) and Osage City (13.5) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (70 in Kansas). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Kansas page.
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