Library · Denton
Denton Public Library
Denton’s library is the Denton Public Library, a branch of Denton Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Denton’s branch belongs to Denton Public Library, which serves 500 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Denton Public Library
515 Broadway, Denton 59430
35 hrsopen a week
700sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Denton Public Library
1,060
visits
2.1 per resident
5,002
loans, print + digital
10.0 per resident
40
programs & events
174 attended
126
library cards
25% 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
2.1 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.0 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.7
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,002 loans last year
Books & media (adults)86%Kids’ books & media14%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
40 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$39 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $20K.
Local 64%State 13%Gifts & other 23%
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.