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Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library
Gadsden’s library is the Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library, a branch of Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library, open about 49 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Gadsden’s branch belongs to Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library, which serves 64,951 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library
254 College Street, Gadsden 35901
49 hrsopen a week
50,000sq 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 Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library
115K
visits
1.8 per resident
94K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
1,395
programs & events
30K attended
23K
library cards
35% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.4 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.5 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 69% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
94K loans last year
Books & media (adults)46%Kids’ books & media27%E-books, audio & streaming27%
Who the programs are for
1,395 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.3M.
Local 94%State 6%
Locations
Other Gadsden - Etowah County Public Library branches in Gadsden
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.