Library · Albany
Shackelford County Library
Albany’s library is the Shackelford County Library, a branch of Shackelford County Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Albany’s branch belongs to Shackelford County Library, which serves 3,229 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shackelford County Library
402 N 2nd St., Albany 76430
34 hrsopen a week
3,390sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Shackelford County Library
3,098
visits
1.0 per resident
2,872
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
135
programs & events
1,521 attended
1,182
library cards
37% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,872 loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming25%
Who the programs are for
135 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $34K.
Local 41%Gifts & other 59%
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.