Library · Dade
Hugh Embry Branch Library
Dade’s library is the Hugh Embry Branch Library, a branch of Pasco County Public Library Cooperative.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Dade’s branch belongs to Pasco County Public Library Cooperative, which serves 634,768 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hugh Embry Branch Library
14215 Fourth Street, Dade City 33523
7,223sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Pasco County Public Library Cooperative
425K
visits
0.7 per resident
1.3M
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
5,896
programs & events
103K attended
372K
library cards
59% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
59% of residents
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
5,896 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $11M.
Local 98%State 1%Gifts & other 1%
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.