Library · Saraland
Mobile Public - Saraland Branch Library
Saraland’s library is the Mobile Public - Saraland Branch Library, a branch of Mobile Public Library, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Saraland’s branch belongs to Mobile Public Library, which serves 371,984 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mobile Public - Saraland Branch Library
111 Saraland Loop, Mobile 36571
50 hrsopen a week
7,168sq 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 Mobile Public Library
778K
visits
2.1 per resident
1.2M
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
2,661
programs & events
62K attended
138K
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.2M loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2,661 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$30 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 91%State 4%Gifts & other 5%
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.