Library · Huntsville
Huntsville Public Library
Huntsville’s library is the Huntsville Public Library, a branch of Huntsville Public Library, open about 27 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Huntsville’s branch belongs to Huntsville Public Library, which serves 5,869 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Huntsville Public Library
314 Court House Square, Huntsville 37756
27 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Huntsville Public Library
2,022
visits
0.3 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
2.1 per resident
70
programs & events
392 attended
1,643
library cards
28% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media16%E-books, audio & streaming57%
Who the programs are for
70 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$6 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $33K.
Local 95%Federal 5%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.