Library · Dothan
Dothan Houston County Library System
Dothan’s library is the Dothan Houston County Library System, a branch of Dothan Houston County Library System, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dothan’s branch belongs to Dothan Houston County Library System, which serves 108,079 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dothan Houston County Library System
445 North Oates Street, Dothan 36303
42 hrsopen a week
36,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Dothan Houston County Library System
295K
visits
2.7 per resident
205K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
559
programs & events
14K attended
61K
library cards
56% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
2.7 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
56% of residents
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
205K loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming29%
Who the programs are for
559 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $1.8M.
Local 69%State 8%Federal 2%Gifts & other 20%
Locations
Other Dothan Houston County Library System branches in Dothan
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.