Library · Carthage
Sammy Brown Library
Carthage’s library is the Sammy Brown Library, a branch of Sammy Brown Library, open about 47 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Carthage’s branch belongs to Sammy Brown Library, which serves 22,838 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sammy Brown Library
319 S Market St., Carthage 75633
47 hrsopen a week
14,200sq 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 Sammy Brown Library
42K
visits
1.8 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
2.4 per resident
84
programs & events
1,898 attended
6,905
library cards
30% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
30% of residents
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)54%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
84 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $583K.
Local 87%Federal 0%Gifts & other 12%
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.