Library · Lindale
Lillie Russell Memorial Library
Lillie Russell Memorial Library serves Lindale’s 6,923 residents. Last year it logged 75,000 visits, about 10.8 for every resident, and lent 64K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Lillie Russell Memorial Library
200 E Hubbard St., Lindale 75771
36 hrsopen a week
10,000sq ft
42Kbooks & 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
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
75K
visits
10.8 per resident
64K
loans, print + digital
9.2 per resident
247
programs & events
6,676 attended
6,894
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
10.8 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.1 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.1 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
5.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
64K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media54%E-books, audio & streaming23%
Who the programs are for
247 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$33 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $230K.
Local 22%Gifts & other 78%
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.