Library · Venus
Joe A Hall High School and Community Library
Venus’s library is the Joe A Hall High School and Community Library, a branch of Joe A Hall High School and Community Library, open about 28 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Venus’s branch belongs to Joe A Hall High School and Community Library, which serves 12,980 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Joe A Hall High School and Community Library
12 Bulldog Dr, Venus 76084
28 hrsopen a week
3,072sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Joe A Hall High School and Community Library
5,060
visits
0.4 per resident
3,974
loans, print + digital
0.3 per resident
192
programs & events
2,535 attended
871
library cards
7% 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
0.4 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.2 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (1th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3,974 loans last year
Books & media (adults)25%Kids’ books & media41%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
192 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$14 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $183K.
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.