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Tea Community Library
Tea’s library is the Tea Community Library, a branch of Tea Community Library, open about 17 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Tea’s branch belongs to Tea Community Library, which serves 9,673 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Tea Community Library
500 W. Brian, Tea 57064
17 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Tea Community Library
2,080
visits
0.2 per resident
2,797
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
37
programs & events
770 attended
5,060
library cards
52% 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
0.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.1 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Cardholders
52% of residents
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,797 loans last year
Books & media (adults)19%Kids’ books & media12%E-books, audio & streaming69%
Who the programs are for
37 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $71K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.