Library · Woodville
Allan Shivers Library & Museum
Woodville’s library is the Allan Shivers Library & Museum, a branch of Allan Shivers Library & Museum, open about 50 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Woodville’s branch belongs to Allan Shivers Library & Museum, which serves 20,382 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Allan Shivers Library & Museum
302 N Charlton St., Woodville 75979
50 hrsopen a week
5,782sq 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
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Allan Shivers Library & Museum
31K
visits
1.5 per resident
16K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
319
programs & events
3,329 attended
2,142
library cards
11% 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
1.5 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.6 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.1 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Cardholders
11% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (3th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
16K loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming21%
Who the programs are for
319 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $212K.
Local 85%State 1%Gifts & other 14%
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.