Library · Canadian
Hemphill County Library
Canadian’s library is the Hemphill County Library, a branch of Hemphill County Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Canadian’s branch belongs to Hemphill County Library, which serves 3,189 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hemphill County Library
500 Main St., Canadian 79014
44 hrsopen a week
12,700sq 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 Hemphill County Library
17K
visits
5.3 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
6.3 per resident
189
programs & events
2,471 attended
2,211
library cards
69% 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
5.3 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.7 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 78% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)39%Kids’ books & media51%E-books, audio & streaming9%
Who the programs are for
189 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$81 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $258K.
Local 95%Gifts & other 5%
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.