Library · Plano
Plano Community Library District
Plano’s library is the Plano Community Library District, a branch of Plano Community Library District, open about 54 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Plano’s branch belongs to Plano Community Library District, which serves 14,092 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Plano Community Library District
15 West North Street, Plano 60545
54 hrsopen a week
28,706sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Plano Community Library District
44K
visits
3.1 per resident
81K
loans, print + digital
5.7 per resident
400
programs & events
5,290 attended
3,761
library cards
27% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
3.1 visits · typical 3.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.9 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 62% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.0 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
81K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
400 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $875K.
Local 86%State 9%Gifts & other 5%
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.