Library · Gilbertown
Choctaw County Public - Gilbertown Branch
Gilbertown’s library is the Choctaw County Public - Gilbertown Branch, a branch of Choctaw County Public Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gilbertown’s branch belongs to Choctaw County Public Library, which serves 12,439 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Choctaw County Public - Gilbertown Branch
251 College Street, Gilbertown 36908
32 hrsopen a week
3,000sq 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 Choctaw County Public Library
6,993
visits
0.6 per resident
6,681
loans, print + digital
0.5 per resident
36
programs & events
556 attended
3,364
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.6 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.4 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,681 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
36 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $93K.
Local 76%State 8%Gifts & other 16%
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.