Library · Byron
Byron Public Library
Byron’s library is the Byron Public Library, a branch of Peach Public Libraries, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Byron’s branch belongs to Peach Public Libraries, which serves 29,125 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Byron Public Library
105 Church Street, Byron 31008
32 hrsopen a week
6,255sq 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 Peach Public Libraries
30K
visits
1.0 per resident
36K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
142
programs & events
717 attended
6,604
library cards
23% 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 (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Cardholders
23% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
36K loans last year
Books & media (adults)14%Kids’ books & media72%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
142 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $561K.
Local 55%State 34%Gifts & other 11%
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.