Library · Clarendon
Burton Memorial Library
Clarendon’s library is the Burton Memorial Library, a branch of Burton Memorial Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Clarendon’s branch belongs to Burton Memorial Library, which serves 3,214 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Burton Memorial Library
217 S Kearney, Clarendon 79226
32 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Burton Memorial Library
55K
visits
17.2 per resident
15K
loans, print + digital
4.8 per resident
100
programs & events
798 attended
1,490
library cards
46% 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
17.2 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
46% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
15K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media5%E-books, audio & streaming49%
Who the programs are for
100 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $82K.
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.