Library · Odessa
Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library
Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library serves Odessa’s 26,290 residents. Last year it logged 25,666 visits, about 1.0 for every resident, and lent 50K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library
115 High Street, Odessa 19730
40 hrsopen a week
6,100sq ft
38Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#20
#20 of 21 DE libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Delaware that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
26K
visits
1.0 per resident
50K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
280
programs & events
11K attended
2,343
library cards
9% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 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
1.0 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.8 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
9% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
50K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
280 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $482K.
Local 50%State 24%Gifts & other 26%
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.