Library · Sonora
Sutton County Library
Sonora’s library is the Sutton County Library, a branch of Sutton County Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sonora’s branch belongs to Sutton County Library, which serves 3,221 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sutton County Library
306 E Mulberry St., Sonora 76950
46 hrsopen a week
5,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sutton County Library
11K
visits
3.4 per resident
3,068
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
122
programs & events
2,391 attended
2,602
library cards
81% 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
3.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
0.5 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 66% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
81% of residents
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,068 loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media19%E-books, audio & streaming47%
Who the programs are for
122 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$62 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $199K.
Local 96%Gifts & other 4%
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.