Library · Chelsea
Chelsea Public Library
Chelsea’s library is the Chelsea Public Library, a branch of Chelsea Public Library, open about 55 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chelsea’s branch belongs to Chelsea Public Library, which serves 16,193 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chelsea Public Library
16623 Highway 80, Chelsea 35043
55 hrsopen a week
5,100sq 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 Chelsea Public Library
32K
visits
2.0 per resident
169K
loans, print + digital
10.4 per resident
352
programs & events
6,107 attended
6,564
library cards
41% 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
2.0 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
7.5 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
2.9 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
4.8 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 51% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
169K loans last year
Books & media (adults)26%Kids’ books & media46%E-books, audio & streaming28%
Who the programs are for
352 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$46 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $740K.
Local 94%State 2%Gifts & other 3%
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.