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Towns with the most-used public libraries in Alabama

Ranked by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. 71 towns with 2,500+ residents.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024

Millbrook
Alabama · Most-used libraries

Where Millbrook lands: #62 of 71

1.1 per resident library visits a year · Visit Millbrook →

Orange Beach 1 Orange Beach 14.7 per resident Orange Beach Public Library Opelika 2 Opelika 12.3 per resident Opelika Public Library Vestavia Hills 3 Vestavia Hills 8.6 per resident Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest
#TownVisits per residentLibraryVisits a year
1 Orange Beach Orange Beach8,407 people 14.7 per resident Orange Beach Public Library 123,829
2 Opelika Opelika32,820 people 12.3 per resident Opelika Public Library 402,497
3 Vestavia Hills Vestavia Hills38,616 people 8.6 per resident Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest 328,862
4 Roanoke Roanoke5,336 people 8.2 per resident Roanoke - Annie L. Awbrey Public Library 43,821
5 Robertsdale Robertsdale7,194 people 8.0 per resident Robertsdale Public Library 57,413
6 Piedmont Piedmont4,740 people 7.7 per resident Piedmont Public Library 36,230
7 Map of Fairhope Fairhope24,190 people 7.6 per resident Fairhope Public Library 181,268
8 Map of Homewood Homewood27,829 people 7.2 per resident Homewood Public Library 201,227
9 Mountain Brook Mountain Brook22,029 people 7.1 per resident Mountain Brook - Emmet O`neal Library 155,265
10 Map of Pelham Pelham24,827 people 6.6 per resident Pelham Public Library 164,181
11 Montevallo Montevallo7,556 people 5.8 per resident Montevallo - Parnell Memorial Library 44,112
12 Pinson Pinson7,832 people 5.5 per resident Pinson Public Library 39,425
13 Map of Foley Foley24,026 people 5.4 per resident Foley Public Library 126,634
14 Boaz Boaz10,814 people 5.1 per resident Boaz Public Library 52,351
15 Trussville Trussville26,673 people 4.8 per resident Trussville Public Library 128,581
16 Birmingham Birmingham198,173 people 4.5 per resident Birmingham Public Library 891,495
17 Daphne Daphne29,453 people 4.4 per resident Daphne Public Library 129,387
18 Map of Fultondale Fultondale9,384 people 4.4 per resident Fultondale Public Library 43,000
19 Atmore Atmore8,334 people 4.4 per resident Atmore Public 36,455
20 Map of Spanish Fort Spanish Fort10,662 people 4.3 per resident Spanish Fort Public Library 46,147
21 Hoover Hoover92,642 people 4.1 per resident Hoover Public Library 380,718
22 Sylacauga Sylacauga12,309 people 4.1 per resident Sylacauga - B. B. Comer Memorial Library 49,940
23 Map of Rainbow City Rainbow City10,284 people 3.9 per resident Rainbow City Public Library 39,827
24 Wetumpka Wetumpka7,437 people 3.9 per resident Wetumpka Public Library 28,845
25 Map of Satsuma Satsuma6,822 people 3.9 per resident Satsuma Public Library 26,312
26 Gardendale Gardendale16,534 people 3.8 per resident Gardendale - Martha Moore Public Library 62,399
27 Brewton5,186 people 3.8 per resident Brewton Public Library 19,935
28 Guntersville Guntersville8,916 people 3.6 per resident Guntersville Public Library 31,550
29 Map of Warrior Warrior3,207 people 3.6 per resident Warrior Public Library 11,459
30 Columbiana Columbiana4,725 people 3.4 per resident Columbiana Public Library 15,964
31 Rainsville Rainsville5,702 people 3.3 per resident Rainsville Public Library 18,931
32 Lineville Lineville2,546 people 3.0 per resident Lineville Public Library 7,500
33 Bay Minette Bay Minette8,295 people 2.7 per resident Bay Minette Public Library 22,078
34 Henagar Henagar2,501 people 2.7 per resident R.L. Hadden Memorial Library 6,167
35 Tallassee Tallassee5,134 people 2.6 per resident Tallassee Community Public Library 12,575
36 Map of Hokes Bluff Hokes Bluff4,547 people 2.5 per resident Hokes Bluff Public Library 11,504
37 Gulf Shores Gulf Shores16,401 people 2.4 per resident Gulf Shores - Thomas B. Norton Public Library 38,698
38 Alexander City Alexander City14,606 people 2.4 per resident Alexander City - Adelia Mcconnell Russell Library 35,544
39 Map of Heflin Heflin3,467 people 2.4 per resident Heflin - Lucile L. Morgan Public Library 8,292
40 Map of Leeds Leeds12,028 people 2.3 per resident Leeds - Jane Culbreth Library 27,872
41 Loxley Loxley4,357 people 2.3 per resident Loxley Public Library 10,058
42 Map of Citronelle Citronelle3,913 people 2.2 per resident Citronelle Memorial Library 8,410
43 Calera Calera17,714 people 2.1 per resident Calera Public Library 37,468
44 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove9,442 people 2.1 per resident Pleasant Grove Public Library 19,950
45 Map of Winfield Winfield4,999 people 2.1 per resident Winfield Public Library 10,294
46 Jasper Jasper14,442 people 2.0 per resident Jasper Public Library 28,952
47 Tarrant Tarrant5,925 people 2.0 per resident Tarrant Public Library 12,008
48 Map of Lincoln Lincoln7,305 people 1.9 per resident Lincoln Public Library 13,575
49 Auburn Auburn80,594 people 1.8 per resident Auburn Public Library 145,178
50 Oxford Oxford22,063 people 1.8 per resident Oxford Public Library 40,214
51 Arab Arab8,679 people 1.8 per resident Arab Public Library 15,872
52 Map of Haleyville Haleyville4,271 people 1.8 per resident Haleyville Public Library 7,906
53 Irondale Irondale13,464 people 1.7 per resident Irondale Public Library 23,200
54 Alabaster Alabaster33,917 people 1.6 per resident Alabaster - Albert L. Scott Library 54,692
55 Talladega Talladega14,760 people 1.6 per resident Talladega - Armstrong-Osborne Public Library 23,454
56 Attalla Attalla5,775 people 1.5 per resident Attalla - Etowah County Public Library 8,825
57 Childersburg Childersburg4,655 people 1.5 per resident Childersburg - Earle A. Rainwater Memorial Library 6,840
58 Red Bay Red Bay3,201 people 1.3 per resident Red Bay - Weatherford Public Library 4,011
59 Helena Helena21,769 people 1.2 per resident Helena - Jane B. Holmes Public Library 25,477
60 Map of Hamilton Hamilton6,922 people 1.2 per resident Hamilton - Clyde Nix Public Library 8,387
61 Adamsville Adamsville4,266 people 1.2 per resident Adamsville Public Library 4,918
62 Millbrook Millbrook17,189 people 1.1 per resident Millbrook Public Library 19,635
63 Bessemer Bessemer25,400 people 0.9 per resident Bessemer Public Library 21,597
64 Map of Hueytown Hueytown16,414 people 0.9 per resident Hueytown Public Library 14,038
65 Albertville Albertville22,813 people 0.8 per resident Albertville Public Library 18,512
66 Map of Chickasaw Chickasaw6,332 people 0.7 per resident Chickasaw - Ina Pullen Smallwood Memorial Library 4,463
67 Southside Southside9,483 people 0.5 per resident Southside Public Library 5,129
68 Center Point Center Point15,914 people 0.4 per resident Center Point Public Library 6,000
69 Glencoe Glencoe5,353 people 0.4 per resident Glencoe Public Library 1,978
70 Prichard18,961 people 0.2 per resident Prichard Public Library 3,210
71 Fairfield9,728 people 0.2 per resident Fairfield - Walter J. Hanna Memorial Library 1,618

How this ranking works

We rank every town by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. The highest figure ranks #1. Each library reports its own yearly numbers to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (fiscal year 2024), and each town’s Library page shows how it compares with libraries of a similar size nationwide.

A town is ranked only when its library system serves that town alone, and the library’s own count of the people it serves is within 20% of the town’s population. Towns served by a county or regional system, or sharing a library with a neighbor, can’t be credited with the numbers, so they aren’t ranked. Libraries that didn’t respond to the survey aren’t ranked either. Vacation towns can rank high because summer residents and visitors use the library too.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Libraries: IMLS Public Libraries Survey. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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