Library · Seminole
Gaines County Library
Seminole’s library is the Gaines County Library, a branch of Gaines County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Seminole’s branch belongs to Gaines County Library, which serves 22,523 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gaines County Library
704 Hobbs Hwy, Seminole 79360
42 hrsopen a week
5,780sq 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 Gaines County Library
40K
visits
1.8 per resident
89K
loans, print + digital
4.0 per resident
157
programs & events
5,678 attended
7,130
library cards
32% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.7 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (48th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (35th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
89K loans last year
Books & media (adults)51%Kids’ books & media43%E-books, audio & streaming6%
Who the programs are for
157 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $464K.
Local 100%
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.