Library · Overton
Mcmillan Memorial Library
Overton’s library is the Mcmillan Memorial Library, a branch of Rusk County Library System, open about 43 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Overton’s branch belongs to Rusk County Library System, which serves 49,756 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Mcmillan Memorial Library
401 S Commerce St., Overton 75684
43 hrsopen a week
11,383sq ft
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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Rusk County Library System
76K
visits
1.5 per resident
101K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
567
programs & events
13K attended
14K
library cards
29% 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
1.5 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.8 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
29% of residents
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
101K loans last year
Books & media (adults)37%Kids’ books & media53%E-books, audio & streaming10%
Who the programs are for
567 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 97%Federal 0%Gifts & other 3%
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.