Library · Goldthwaite
Jennie Trent Dew Library
Goldthwaite’s library is the Jennie Trent Dew Library, a branch of Jennie Trent Dew Library, open about 31 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Goldthwaite’s branch belongs to Jennie Trent Dew Library, which serves 4,548 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jennie Trent Dew Library
1113 Fisher St., Goldthwaite 76844
31 hrsopen a week
3,100sq 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 Jennie Trent Dew Library
8,088
visits
1.8 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
3.0 per resident
185
programs & events
3,341 attended
3,327
library cards
73% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (32th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
73% of residents
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media32%E-books, audio & streaming38%
Who the programs are for
185 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $87K.
Local 71%Federal 4%Gifts & other 25%
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.