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Whitehouse Community Library
Whitehouse Community Library serves Whitehouse’s 9,571 residents. Last year it logged 15,416 visits, about 1.6 for every resident, and lent 43K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Whitehouse Community Library
107 Bascom Rd, Whitehouse 75791
30 hrsopen a week
5,138sq ft
30Kbooks & media
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
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Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
15K
visits
1.6 per resident
43K
loans, print + digital
4.5 per resident
163
programs & events
3,372 attended
4,191
library cards
44% 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
1.6 visits · typical 3.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.8
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.8 e-items · typical 1.0
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 68% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
44% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
43K loans last year
Books & media (adults)27%Kids’ books & media55%E-books, audio & streaming19%
Who the programs are for
163 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$7 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $66K.
Local 74%Federal 2%Gifts & other 24%
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.