Library · Gatesville
Gatesville Public Library
Gatesville’s library is the Gatesville Public Library, a branch of Gatesville Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gatesville’s branch belongs to Gatesville Public Library, which serves 7,820 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gatesville Public Library
111 N 8th St., Gatesville 76528
53 hrsopen a week
8,000sq 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 Gatesville Public Library
50K
visits
6.4 per resident
34K
loans, print + digital
4.3 per resident
396
programs & events
16K attended
9,147
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
6.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
4.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Program attendance
2.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
34K loans last year
Books & media (adults)75%Kids’ books & media22%E-books, audio & streaming4%
Who the programs are for
396 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $301K.
Local 97%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.