Library · Childress
Childress Public Library
Childress’s library is the Childress Public Library, a branch of Childress Public Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Childress’s branch belongs to Childress Public Library, which serves 6,788 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Childress Public Library
117 Ave B NE, Childress 79201
34 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Childress Public Library
10K
visits
1.5 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
15
programs & events
341 attended
1,920
library cards
28% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)70%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming7%
Who the programs are for
15 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $85K.
Local 100%
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.