Library · Union Springs
Union Springs Public Library
Union Springs’s library is the Union Springs Public Library, a branch of Union Springs Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Union Springs’s branch belongs to Union Springs Public Library, which serves 10,202 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Union Springs Public Library
103 North Prairie Street, Union Springs 36089
36 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Union Springs Public Library
3,927
visits
0.4 per resident
1,075
loans, print + digital
0.1 per resident
12
programs & events
114 attended
2,699
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,075 loans last year
Books & media (adults)89%Kids’ books & media11%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
12 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$4 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $37K.
Local 66%State 26%Gifts & other 8%
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.