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Homewood Public Library
Homewood Public Library serves Homewood’s 27,864 residents. Last year it logged 201,227 visits, about 7.2 for every resident, and lent 540K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Homewood Public Library
1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood 35209
63 hrsopen a week
52,627sq ft
106Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
201K
visits
7.2 per resident
540K
loans, print + digital
19.4 per resident
1,259
programs & events
51K attended
17K
library cards
61% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
7.2 visits · typical 2.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.0 print items · typical 3.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
7.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
6.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.3
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
61% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
540K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
1,259 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$118 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $3.3M.
Local 97%State 1%Federal 0%Gifts & other 2%
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.