Library · Centre
Cherokee County Public Library
Centre’s library is the Cherokee County Public Library, a branch of Cherokee County Public Library, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Centre’s branch belongs to Cherokee County Public Library, which serves 3,664 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Cherokee County Public Library
310 Mary Street, Centre 35960
40 hrsopen a week
10,243sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Cherokee County Public Library
45K
visits
12.1 per resident
53K
loans, print + digital
14.4 per resident
230
programs & events
3,450 attended
8,850
library cards
100% 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
12.1 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
12.0 print items · typical 3.8
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.4 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 70% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.9 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
53K loans last year
Books & media (adults)66%Kids’ books & media18%E-books, audio & streaming16%
Who the programs are for
230 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$69 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $254K.
Local 80%State 14%Federal 2%Gifts & other 4%
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.