Library · Harper
Harper Library
Harper’s library is the Harper Library, a branch of Harper Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Harper’s branch belongs to Harper Library, which serves 773 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Harper Library
23247 Us Hwy 290 W, Harper 78631
32 hrsopen a week
4,000sq 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 Harper Library
5,767
visits
7.5 per resident
5,064
loans, print + digital
6.6 per resident
107
programs & events
1,391 attended
687
library cards
89% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
7.5 visits · typical 3.5
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
89% of residents
Higher than 74% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
5,064 loans last year
Books & media (adults)61%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
107 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$103 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $80K.
Local 9%Federal 0%Gifts & other 91%
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.