Library · Vernon
Carnegie City-County Library
Vernon’s library is the Carnegie City-County Library, a branch of Carnegie City-County Library, open about 33 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Vernon’s branch belongs to Carnegie City-County Library, which serves 12,522 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Carnegie City-County Library
2810 Wilbarger St., Vernon 76384
33 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Carnegie City-County Library
12K
visits
1.0 per resident
20K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
113
programs & events
1,295 attended
8,580
library cards
69% 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
1.0 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (17th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
69% of residents
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
20K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media36%E-books, audio & streaming5%
Who the programs are for
113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $162K.
Local 80%Gifts & other 20%
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.