Library · Livingston
Livingston - Ruby Pickens Tartt Public Library
Livingston - Ruby Pickens Tartt Public Library serves Livingston’s 6,362 residents. Last year it logged 14,004 visits, about 2.2 for every resident, and lent 9,350 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Livingston - Ruby Pickens Tartt Public Library
206 Monroe St., Livingston 35470
41 hrsopen a week
6,000sq ft
32Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#84
#84 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
14K
visits
2.2 per resident
9,350
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
64
programs & events
824 attended
1,202
library cards
19% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
2.2 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
19% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,350 loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
64 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $131K.
Local 93%Gifts & other 7%
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.