Library · Seymour
Baylor County Free Library
Seymour’s library is the Baylor County Free Library, a branch of Baylor County Free Library, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Seymour’s branch belongs to Baylor County Free Library, which serves 3,463 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Baylor County Free Library
101 S Washington St., Seymour 76380
34 hrsopen a week
3,600sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Baylor County Free Library
2,500
visits
0.7 per resident
2,170
loans, print + digital
0.6 per resident
30
programs & events
600 attended
2,550
library cards
74% 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
0.7 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Cardholders
74% of residents
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,170 loans last year
Books & media (adults)50%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
30 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$8 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $29K.
Local 86%Gifts & other 14%
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.