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Double Springs Public Library
Double Springs Public Library serves Double Springs’s 1,120 residents. Last year it logged 6,212 visits, about 5.5 for every resident, and lent 3,068 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Double Springs Public Library
637 Blake Drive, Double Springs 35553
43 hrsopen a week
1,500sq ft
13Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#24
#24 of 221 AL libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Alabama that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
6,212
visits
5.5 per resident
3,068
loans, print + digital
2.7 per resident
9
programs & events
375 attended
1,945
library cards
100% 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
5.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 72% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,068 loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming30%
Who the programs are for
9 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$68 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $76K.
Local 94%Federal 5%Gifts & other 1%
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.