Library · Tulia
Swisher County Library
Tulia’s library is the Swisher County Library, a branch of Swisher County Library, open about 41 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Tulia’s branch belongs to Swisher County Library, which serves 6,955 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Swisher County Library
127 SW 2nd St., Tulia 79088
41 hrsopen a week
5,000sq 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 Swisher County Library
11K
visits
1.5 per resident
10K
loans, print + digital
1.5 per resident
14
programs & events
428 attended
2,248
library cards
32% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (19th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Cardholders
32% of residents
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
10K loans last year
Books & media (adults)58%Kids’ books & media23%E-books, audio & streaming18%
Who the programs are for
14 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$19 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $131K.
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.