Library · Wells
Rube Sessions Memorial Library
Rube Sessions Memorial Library serves 879 people in and around Wells. Last year it logged 1,700 visits, about 1.9 for every resident, and lent 2,682 books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Rube Sessions Memorial Library
298 Rusk Ave, Wells 75976
31 hrsopen a week
4,000sq ft
13Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
#241
#241 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
1,700
visits
1.9 per resident
2,682
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
4
programs & events
151 attended
2,062
library cards
100% 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
1.9 visits · typical 3.5
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.1 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (28th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2,682 loans last year
Books & media (adults)79%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
4 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$37 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $32K.
Local 19%Gifts & other 81%
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.