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Towns with the most-used libraries in Alabama

Orange Beach has the most-used library of Alabama’s 71 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 14.7 visits per resident a year at Orange Beach Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 2.5.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Orange Beach

Baldwin County · 8,798 people
14.7visits

Visits per resident a year·Orange Beach Public Library, FY 2024

#2

Opelika

Lee County · 35,765 people
12.3visits

Visits per resident a year·Opelika Public Library, FY 2024

#3

Vestavia Hills

Jefferson County · 38,306 people
8.6visits

Visits per resident a year·Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest, FY 2024

All 71 towns

Visits per resident, highest first.

71 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownVisits per residentPeople servedLibrary
1Orange BeachBaldwin County · 8,798 people14.78,447Orange Beach Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
2OpelikaLee County · 35,765 people12.332,787Opelika Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
3Vestavia HillsJefferson County · 38,306 people8.638,292Vestavia Hills Library in the ForestIMLS, FY 2024
4RoanokeRandolph County · 5,440 people8.25,338Roanoke - Annie L. Awbrey Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
5RobertsdaleBaldwin County · 7,761 people8.07,189Robertsdale Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
6PiedmontCalhoun County · 4,696 people7.74,708Piedmont Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
7FairhopeBaldwin County · 26,625 people7.623,859Fairhope Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
8HomewoodJefferson County · 28,118 people7.227,864Homewood Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
9Mountain BrookJefferson County · 21,661 people7.121,955Mountain Brook - Emmet O'Neal LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
10PelhamShelby County · 25,664 people6.624,755Pelham Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
11MontevalloShelby County · 7,872 people5.87,637Montevallo - Parnell Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
12PinsonJefferson County · 7,830 people5.57,116Pinson Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
13FoleyBaldwin County · 30,354 people5.423,577Foley Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
14BoazMarshall County · 10,619 people5.110,292Boaz Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
15TrussvilleJefferson County · 27,273 people4.826,520Trussville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
16BirminghamJefferson County · 195,893 people4.5196,910Birmingham Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
17DaphneBaldwin County · 31,396 people4.429,670Daphne Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
18FultondaleJefferson County · 9,307 people4.49,677Fultondale Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
19AtmoreEscambia County · 8,360 people4.48,330Atmore PublicIMLS, FY 2024
20Spanish FortBaldwin County · 11,203 people4.310,656Spanish Fort Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
21HooverJefferson County · 93,550 people4.192,435Hoover Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
22SylacaugaTalladega County · 12,055 people4.112,278Sylacauga - B. B. Comer Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
23Rainbow CityEtowah County · 10,406 people3.910,271Rainbow City Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
24WetumpkaElmore County · 7,535 people3.97,344Wetumpka Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
25SatsumaMobile County · 6,851 people3.96,805Satsuma Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
26GardendaleJefferson County · 16,425 people3.816,244Gardendale - Martha Moore Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
27BrewtonEscambia County · 5,113 people3.85,209Brewton Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
28GuntersvilleMarshall County · 9,394 people3.68,874Guntersville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
29WarriorJefferson County · 3,320 people3.63,193Warrior Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
30ColumbianaShelby County · 5,106 people3.44,724Columbiana Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
31RainsvilleDeKalb County · 6,020 people3.35,676Rainsville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
32LinevilleClay County · 2,473 people3.02,473Lineville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
33Bay MinetteBaldwin County · 8,555 people2.78,277Bay Minette Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
34HenagarDeKalb County · 2,361 people2.72,295R.L. Hadden Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
35TallasseeElmore County · 4,738 people2.64,767Tallassee Community Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
36Hokes BluffEtowah County · 4,706 people2.54,537Hokes Bluff Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
37Gulf ShoresBaldwin County · 17,394 people2.416,193Gulf Shores - Thomas B. Norton Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
38Alexander CityTallapoosa County · 14,515 people2.414,636Alexander City - Adelia Mcconnell Russell LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
39HeflinCleburne County · 3,572 people2.43,455Heflin - Lucile L. Morgan Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
40LeedsJefferson County · 12,831 people2.312,346Leeds - Jane Culbreth LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
41LoxleyBaldwin County · 6,131 people2.34,404Loxley Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
42CitronelleMobile County · 3,897 people2.23,903Citronelle Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
43CaleraShelby County · 18,992 people2.117,868Calera Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
44Pleasant GroveJefferson County · 9,346 people2.19,446Pleasant Grove Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
45WinfieldMarion County · 4,842 people2.14,802Winfield Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
46JasperWalker County · 14,585 people2.014,338Jasper Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
47TarrantJefferson County · 5,639 people2.05,910Tarrant Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
48LincolnTalladega County · 8,110 people1.97,272Lincoln Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
49AuburnLee County · 85,113 people1.880,006Auburn Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
50OxfordCalhoun County · 22,199 people1.822,002Oxford Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
51ArabMarshall County · 9,061 people1.88,623Arab Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
52HaleyvilleWinston County · 4,303 people1.84,348Haleyville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
53IrondaleJefferson County · 13,545 people1.713,366Irondale Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
54AlabasterShelby County · 34,748 people1.633,873Alabaster - Albert L. Scott LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
55TalladegaTalladega County · 14,840 people1.614,674Talladega - Armstrong-Osborne Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
56AttallaEtowah County · 5,807 people1.55,836Attalla - Etowah County Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
57ChildersburgTalladega County · 4,571 people1.54,656Childersburg - Earle A. Rainwater Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
58Red BayFranklin County · 3,196 people1.33,205Red Bay - Weatherford Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
59HelenaShelby County · 23,388 people1.221,862Helena - Jane B. Holmes Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
60HamiltonMarion County · 6,769 people1.26,937Hamilton - Clyde Nix Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
61AdamsvilleJefferson County · 4,178 people1.24,224Adamsville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
62MillbrookElmore County · 17,623 people1.117,096Millbrook Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
63BessemerJefferson County · 24,984 people0.925,264Bessemer Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
64HueytownJefferson County · 16,159 people0.916,369Hueytown Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
65AlbertvilleMarshall County · 23,710 people0.822,726Albertville Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
66ChickasawMobile County · 6,166 people0.76,310Chickasaw - Ina Pullen Smallwood Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
67SouthsideEtowah County · 9,718 people0.59,554Southside Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
68Center PointJefferson County · 15,538 people0.415,887Center Point Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
69GlencoeEtowah County · 5,426 people0.45,370Glencoe Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
70PrichardMobile County · 18,825 people0.218,870Prichard Public LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
71FairfieldJefferson County · 9,483 people0.29,690Fairfield - Walter J. Hanna Memorial LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Alabama town has the most-used library?

Orange Beach (Baldwin County): Orange Beach Public Library counts 14.7 visits per resident a year. Opelika (12.3) and Vestavia Hills (8.6) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (71 in Alabama). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Alabama page.

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