Library · Falfurrias
Ed Rachal Memorial Library
Falfurrias’s library is the Ed Rachal Memorial Library, a branch of Ed Rachal Memorial Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Falfurrias’s branch belongs to Ed Rachal Memorial Library, which serves 6,848 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ed Rachal Memorial Library
203 S Calixto Mora Ave, Falfurrias 78355
40 hrsopen a week
14,549sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Ed Rachal Memorial Library
13K
visits
1.9 per resident
12K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
17
programs & events
60 attended
8,600
library cards
100% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.7 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
12K loans last year
Books & media (adults)92%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
17 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $68K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.