Library · Tahoka
City County Library
Tahoka’s library is the City County Library, a branch of City County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Tahoka’s branch belongs to City County Library, which serves 5,761 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
City County Library
1717 Main St., Tahoka 79373
42 hrsopen a week
2,478sq 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 City County Library
11K
visits
1.9 per resident
118K
loans, print + digital
20.4 per resident
117
programs & events
6,833 attended
1,951
library cards
34% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.0
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Digital borrowing
18.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (29th percentile)
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
118K loans last year
Books & media (adults)6%Kids’ books & media4%E-books, audio & streaming90%
Who the programs are for
117 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$26 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $152K.
Local 98%Gifts & other 2%
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.