Library · Mertzon
Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library
Mertzon’s library is the Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library, a branch of Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library, open about 21 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Mertzon’s branch belongs to Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library, which serves 1,549 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library
101 S Broadway St., Mertzon 76941
21 hrsopen a week
2,421sq 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 Mb Noelke Jr Memorial Library
1,388
visits
0.9 per resident
3,159
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
8
programs & events
209 attended
455
library cards
29% 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
0.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.6 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,159 loans last year
Books & media (adults)14%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming77%
Who the programs are for
8 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $48K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.