Library · San Saba
Rylander Memorial Library
San Saba’s library is the Rylander Memorial Library, a branch of Rylander Memorial Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. San Saba’s branch belongs to Rylander Memorial Library, which serves 5,845 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rylander Memorial Library
103 S Live Oak St., San Saba 76877
28 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Rylander Memorial Library
9,851
visits
1.7 per resident
11K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
10
programs & events
183 attended
1,466
library cards
25% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.3 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.5 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
25% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
11K loans last year
Books & media (adults)47%Kids’ books & media25%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
10 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $94K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.