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Chilton - Clanton Public - Jemison Branch Library

Jemison’s library is the Chilton - Clanton Public - Jemison Branch Library, a branch of Chilton - Clanton Public Library, open about 29 hours a week.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024
County system. Jemison’s branch belongs to Chilton - Clanton Public Library, which serves 45,884 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
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Chilton - Clanton Public - Jemison Branch Library

160 Main Street, Jemison 35085
29 hrsopen a week
2,106sq 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 Chilton - Clanton Public Library

28K
visits
0.6 per resident
46K
loans, print + digital
1.0 per resident
141
programs & events
2,912 attended
13K
library cards
28% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.8 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (4th percentile)
Cardholders
28% of residents
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Borrowing & programs

What people use it for

What people borrow

46K loans last year

Books & media (adults)43%Kids’ books & media34%E-books, audio & streaming23%

Who the programs are for

141 story times, classes, clubs and events

Ages 0–5
76
Ages 6–11
23
Teens
12
Adults
22
All ages
8
Money

Who pays for it

$6 per resident a year

Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $290K.

Local 74%State 22%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.

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