Library · Stanton
Martin County Library
Stanton’s library is the Martin County Library, a branch of Martin County Library, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Stanton’s branch belongs to Martin County Library, which serves 5,216 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Martin County Library
200 N St. Mary, Stanton 79782
44 hrsopen a week
6,600sq 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 Martin County Library
9,139
visits
1.8 per resident
7,295
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
45
programs & events
254 attended
3,663
library cards
70% 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
1.8 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.0 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Cardholders
70% of residents
Higher than 79% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
7,295 loans last year
Books & media (adults)77%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
45 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $242K.
Local 99%Gifts & other 1%
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.