Library · Colman

Colman Branch Library- Moody County

Colman’s library is the Colman Branch Library- Moody County, a branch of Moody County Resource Center, open about 10 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Colman’s branch belongs to Moody County Resource Center, which serves 6,450 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Colman Branch Library- Moody County

120 North Main Ave., Colman 57017
10 hrsopen a week
840sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Moody County Resource Center

26K
visits
4.0 per resident
24K
loans, print + digital
3.7 per resident
105
programs & events
1,462 attended
6,450
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares

Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 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
4.0 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

24K loans last year

Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming19%

Who the programs are for

105 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
79
Ages 6–11
15
Teens
8
Adults
2
All ages
1
Money

Who pays for it

$31 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $200K.

Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
About these numbers

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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.

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