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Jacksonville Public Library

Jacksonville’s library is the Jacksonville Public Library, a branch of Jacksonville Public Library, open about 45 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Jacksonville’s branch belongs to Jacksonville Public Library, which serves 14,432 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch

Jacksonville Public Library

200 Pelham Road South, Jacksonville 36265
45 hrsopen a week
8,834sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024

A year at Jacksonville Public Library

35K
visits
2.4 per resident
51K
loans, print + digital
3.5 per resident
155
programs & events
3,333 attended
6,862
library cards
48% 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
2.4 visits · typical 3.1
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.5 print items · typical 3.9
A little below typical (31th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.0 e-items · typical 1.1
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.8
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
A little below typical (25th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 63% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

51K loans last year

Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media39%E-books, audio & streaming29%

Who the programs are for

155 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
33
Ages 6–11
22
Teens
18
Adults
68
All ages
14
Money

Who pays for it

$42 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $611K.

Local 92%State 3%Gifts & other 5%
About these numbers

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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.

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