Library · Sweetwater
County-City Library
Sweetwater’s library is the County-City Library, a branch of County-City Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sweetwater’s branch belongs to County-City Library, which serves 14,306 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
County-City Library
206 Elm St., Sweetwater 79556
39 hrsopen a week
9,980sq 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 County-City Library
25K
visits
1.7 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
409
programs & events
3,305 attended
11K
library cards
79% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
79% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)59%Kids’ books & media20%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
409 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $311K.
Local 92%Gifts & other 8%
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.