Library · Florence
Florence - Lauderdale Public Library
Florence’s library is the Florence - Lauderdale Public Library, a branch of Florence - Lauderdale Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Florence’s branch belongs to Florence - Lauderdale Public Library, which serves 92,744 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Florence - Lauderdale Public Library
350 North Wood Avenue, Florence 35630
53 hrsopen a week
42,798sq 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 Florence - Lauderdale Public Library
109K
visits
1.2 per resident
273K
loans, print + digital
2.9 per resident
561
programs & events
15K attended
39K
library cards
42% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (44th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.1 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
42% of residents
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
273K loans last year
Books & media (adults)29%Kids’ books & media37%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Who the programs are for
561 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$13 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.2M.
Local 76%State 7%Federal 1%Gifts & other 15%
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.