Library · Shamrock
Shamrock Community Library
Shamrock’s library is the Shamrock Community Library, a branch of Shamrock Community Library, open about 19 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Shamrock’s branch belongs to Shamrock Community Library, which serves 4,804 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Shamrock Community Library
712 N Main St., Shamrock 79079
19 hrsopen a week
3,150sq 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 Shamrock Community Library
1,615
visits
0.3 per resident
8,699
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
25
programs & events
1,038 attended
233
library cards
5% 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
0.6 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.2 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Cardholders
5% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
8,699 loans last year
Books & media (adults)30%Kids’ books & media3%E-books, audio & streaming66%
Who the programs are for
25 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $32K.
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.