Library · Willis
Rf Meador Branch Library
Willis’s library is the Rf Meador Branch Library, a branch of Montgomery County Memorial Library System, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Willis’s branch belongs to Montgomery County Memorial Library System, which serves 705,126 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Rf Meador Branch Library
709 W Montgomery St., Willis 77378
50 hrsopen a week
8,400sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Montgomery County Memorial Library System
788K
visits
1.1 per resident
2.9M
loans, print + digital
4.2 per resident
3,025
programs & events
78K attended
390K
library cards
55% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 100,000+ 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.4 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
55% of residents
Higher than 73% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
2.9M loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media47%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
3,025 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $12M.
Local 99%State 0%Federal 0%Gifts & other 1%
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.