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Summerdale - Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library
Summerdale - Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library serves Summerdale’s 1,557 residents. Last year it logged 13,300 visits, about 8.5 for every resident, and lent 28K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Summerdale - Marjorie Younce Snook Public Library
202 West Broadway Street, Summerdale 36580
46 hrsopen a week
5,000sq ft
28Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#8
#8 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
13K
visits
8.5 per resident
28K
loans, print + digital
17.9 per resident
117
programs & events
2,000 attended
1,477
library cards
95% 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
8.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 86% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
16.6 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.3 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 71% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
95% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
28K loans last year
Books & media (adults)72%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$110 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $172K.
Local 92%State 4%Gifts & other 4%
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.