Library · Mentone
Moon Lake Library
Moon Lake Library serves Mentone’s 322 residents. Last year it logged 5,987 visits, about 18.6 for every resident, and lent 4,283 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Moon Lake Library
4607 Al Highway 117, Mentone 35984
21 hrsopen a week
3,000sq ft
8,652books & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#2
#2 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
5,987
visits
18.6 per resident
4,283
loans, print + digital
13.3 per resident
62
programs & events
656 attended
950
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
18.6 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.3 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.8 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
2.0 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
4,283 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming8%
Who the programs are for
62 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$74 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $24K.
Local 56%State 1%Gifts & other 42%
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.