Library · Valley Mills
Valley Mills Public Library
Valley Mills Public Library serves Valley Mills’s 1,301 residents. Last year it logged 3,500 visits, about 2.7 for every resident, and lent 14K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Valley Mills Public Library
405 5th St., Valley Mills 76689
20 hrsopen a week
1,354sq ft
13Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#161
#161 of 516 TX libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Texas that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
3,500
visits
2.7 per resident
14K
loans, print + digital
10.5 per resident
46
programs & events
1,090 attended
406
library cards
31% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 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
2.7 visits · typical 3.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
10.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
6.2 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
31% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
14K loans last year
Books & media (adults)38%Kids’ books & media59%E-books, audio & streaming2%
Who the programs are for
46 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $29K.
Local 45%Gifts & other 55%
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.