Library · Ranger
Ranger City Library
Ranger’s library is the Ranger City Library, a branch of Ranger City Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Ranger’s branch belongs to Ranger City Library, which serves 2,875 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Ranger City Library
718 Pine St., Ranger 76470
40 hrsopen a week
1,260sq 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 Ranger City Library
2,296
visits
0.8 per resident
1,745
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
0
programs & events
0 attended
1,584
library cards
55% 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
0.8 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 67% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,745 loans last year
Books & media (adults)95%Kids’ books & media5%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $51K.
Local 97%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.