Library · Freeport
Freeport Public Library
Freeport’s library is the Freeport Public Library, a branch of Walton County Public Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Freeport’s branch belongs to Walton County Public Library System, which serves 86,373 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Freeport Public Library
76 Highway 20 West, Freeport 32439
46 hrsopen a week
4,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Walton County Public Library System
215K
visits
2.5 per resident
109K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
2,209
programs & events
31K attended
30K
library cards
35% 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
109K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
2,209 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.1M.
Local 99%State 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.