Library · Lufkin
Kurth Memorial Library
Kurth Memorial Library serves Lufkin’s 34,181 residents. Last year it logged 85,535 visits, about 2.5 for every resident, and lent 152K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Kurth Memorial Library
706 S Raguet St., Lufkin 75904
48 hrsopen a week
51,000sq ft
118Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
86K
visits
2.5 per resident
152K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
729
programs & events
20K attended
32K
library cards
94% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
2.5 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
4.0 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.6 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
94% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
152K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media29%E-books, audio & streaming11%
Who the programs are for
729 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$24 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $819K.
Local 81%Gifts & other 19%
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.