Library · Palestine
Palestine Public Library District
Palestine’s library is the Palestine Public Library District, a branch of Palestine Public Library District, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Palestine’s branch belongs to Palestine Public Library District, which serves 2,193 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Palestine Public Library District
201 South Washington Street, Palestine 62451
34 hrsopen a week
5,131sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Palestine Public Library District
22K
visits
10.0 per resident
9,647
loans, print + digital
4.4 per resident
247
programs & events
3,073 attended
2,239
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
10.0 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.4 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.4 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
9,647 loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
247 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$56 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $123K.
Local 53%State 6%Federal 1%Gifts & other 40%
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.