Library · Archer
Archer Public Library
Archer’s library is the Archer Public Library, a branch of Archer Public Library, open about 36 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Archer’s branch belongs to Archer Public Library, which serves 9,029 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Archer Public Library
105 N Center, Archer City 76351
36 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 Archer Public Library
11K
visits
1.2 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
1.2 per resident
34
programs & events
1,054 attended
3,210
library cards
36% 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
1.2 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
36% of residents
A little below typical (39th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
34 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$8 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $76K.
Local 90%Gifts & other 10%
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.