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Huntsville Public - Madison Branch Library
Madison’s library is the Huntsville Public - Madison Branch Library, a branch of Huntsville - Madison County Public Library, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Madison’s branch belongs to Huntsville - Madison County Public Library, which serves 403,565 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Huntsville Public - Madison Branch Library
142 Plaza Drive, Madison 35758
53 hrsopen a week
25,000sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
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 Huntsville - Madison County Public Library
1.3M
visits
3.3 per resident
3M
loans, print + digital
7.4 per resident
5,176
programs & events
110K attended
138K
library cards
34% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
3.3 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
6.3 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 80% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (42th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
3.7 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 85% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.2
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
34% of residents
A little below typical (36th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3M loans last year
Books & media (adults)35%Kids’ books & media50%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
5,176 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$20 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $8.2M.
Local 83%State 6%Federal 0%Gifts & other 11%
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.