Library · Gilliam
Gilliam Branch
Gilliam’s library is the Gilliam Branch, a branch of Shreve Memorial Library, open about 16 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gilliam’s branch belongs to Shreve Memorial Library, which serves 224,893 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gilliam Branch
12797 Main Street, Gilliam 71029
16 hrsopen a week
2,200sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Shreve Memorial Library
691K
visits
3.1 per resident
941K
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
4,383
programs & events
81K attended
189K
library cards
84% 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
3.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.6 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.4
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
84% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
941K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media28%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
4,383 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$87 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2M.
Local 78%State 2%Gifts & other 20%
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.