Library · Shallowater
Shallowater School County Library
Shallowater’s library is the Shallowater School County Library, a branch of Shallowater School County Library, open about 20 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Shallowater’s branch belongs to Shallowater School County Library, which serves 6,481 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shallowater School County Library
1202 12th St., Shallowater 79363
20 hrsopen a week
3,234sq 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 Shallowater School County Library
2,132
visits
0.3 per resident
1,036
loans, print + digital
0.2 per resident
9
programs & events
106 attended
1,769
library cards
27% 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
0.3 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1,036 loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media48%E-books, audio & streaming3%
Who the programs are for
9 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 $53K.
Local 95%Gifts & other 5%
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.