Bois D'Arc Township’s library lends 18 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District serves 1,415 people in and around Bois D'Arc Township. Last year it lent 27K books, movies and e-books and logged 2,600 visits.
Bois D'Arc Township’s library, in brief
People borrow more than they stay
Borrowing per resident is higher than at 97% of similar-size libraries, but visits are lower than at 78%. People come in, pick up their books and go. How it compares ↓
Kids’ borrowing is a standout
Children’s books and media are 33% of print loans, and kids’ borrowing per resident is higher than at 92% of similar-size libraries. Kids & programs ↓
Almost all the borrowing is off the shelf
Only 2% of loans are e-books, audiobooks or streaming, fewer per resident than at 67% of similar-size libraries. What people borrow ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024; Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District serves 1,415 people in and around Bois D'Arc Township, and its numbers cover all of them; in a town this small, one busy program or a few avid readers move the per-resident numbers.
What’s behind Bois D'Arc Township’s civic life grade
Bois D'Arc Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
Mostly books and media off the shelf
27K loans last year: print, kids’ and digital.
599 e-books, e-audiobooks and streams last year. Borrow from home with your card.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 4 of 8 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving under 2,500 people across the U.S.
Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District serves 1,415 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving under 2,500.
Every hour the doors are open, about 12 items go out
Fiscal year 2024, for the whole Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District system. The library’s own count.
18 programs a year
Story times, clubs, classes and events, across the whole system, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
Find it
Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District, 210 South Cleveland Street, Farmersville.
E-books and audiobooks from home. Good at every Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District branch.
New in Bois D'Arc Township? The Handbook →Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $3.99 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Bois D'Arc Township cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $102K.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $409K worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $102K budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 1,163 cardholders ÷ 12.
Libraries next door
Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.
| Town | Library | Loans per resident | Hours | Civic life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Township | Pawnee Public Library | 3.2 | 45 | — graded with its twin city |
| Divernon Township | Divernon Township Library | 2.8 | 27 | C− |
| Virden Township | Grand Prairie of the West Public Library District fine-free | 2.2 | 38 | — graded with its twin city |
| Bois D'Arc Township | Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District | — | 43 | — under 1,000 residents |
| Farmersville | Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District | — | 43 | — under 1,000 residents |
| King Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Pitman Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
| Harvel Township | None of its own | — | — | — under 1,000 residents |
Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- System-wide. Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District serves 1,415 people in and around Bois D'Arc Township, so the yearly numbers cover all of them, not just Bois D'Arc Township.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Bois D'Arc Township
Does Bois D'Arc Township have a public library?
Yes. Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District, 210 South Cleveland Street, serves 1,415 people in and around Bois D'Arc Township (the survey’s count) and is open about 43 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Farmersville-Waggoner Public Library District fine-free? Does it lend e-books?
It charges late fines on some overdue items, and it lends e-books and audiobooks with a card (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Bois D'Arc Township’s library?
It logged 1.8 visits and lent 18.8 items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.5 visits for libraries serving under 2,500 people.
What is Bois D'Arc Township’s civic life grade?
Bois D'Arc Township isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Bois D'Arc Township.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.