Library · Aubrey
Aubrey Area Library
Aubrey’s library is the Aubrey Area Library, a branch of Aubrey Area Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Aubrey’s branch belongs to Aubrey Area Library, which serves 25,933 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Aubrey Area Library
226 Countryside Dr, Aubrey 76227
40 hrsopen a week
14,000sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
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 Aubrey Area Library
30K
visits
1.2 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
4.6 per resident
454
programs & events
8,219 attended
6,713
library cards
26% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.9 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 52% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Cardholders
26% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)13%Kids’ books & media72%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
454 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $472K.
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.