Library · Hereford
Deaf Smith County Library
Hereford’s library is the Deaf Smith County Library, a branch of Deaf Smith County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Hereford’s branch belongs to Deaf Smith County Library, which serves 18,347 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Deaf Smith County Library
211 E 4th St., Hereford 79045
42 hrsopen a week
20,304sq 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 Deaf Smith County Library
36K
visits
2.0 per resident
212K
loans, print + digital
11.5 per resident
198
programs & events
4,469 attended
6,834
library cards
37% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.8 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
3.7 e-items · typical 1.1
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Cardholders
37% of residents
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
212K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming32%
Who the programs are for
198 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $359K.
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.