Library · Highland Park
Highland Park Library
Highland Park Library serves 8,642 people in and around Highland Park. Last year it logged 23,258 visits, about 2.7 for every resident, and lent 103K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Highland Park Library
4700 Drexel Dr, Highland Park 75205
42 hrsopen a week
6,473sq ft
35Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#160
#160 of 516 TX libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Texas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
23K
visits
2.7 per resident
103K
loans, print + digital
11.9 per resident
300
programs & events
6,044 attended
2,093
library cards
24% 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
6.2 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 75% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
5.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.6 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 83% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
24% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
103K loans last year
Books & media (adults)22%Kids’ books & media30%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
300 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$105 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $903K.
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.