Library · Rankin
Rankin Public Library
Rankin’s library is the Rankin Public Library, a branch of Rankin Public Library, open about 38 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Rankin’s branch belongs to Rankin Public Library, which serves 1,650 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rankin Public Library
310 E 10th St., Rankin 79778
38 hrsopen a week
1,736sq 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 Rankin Public Library
19K
visits
11.3 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
6.7 per resident
21
programs & events
402 attended
1,278
library cards
77% 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
11.3 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.7 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
77% of residents
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)67%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
21 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$64 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $106K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.