Library · Phenix
Phenix City - Russell County Public Library
Phenix’s library is the Phenix City - Russell County Public Library, a branch of Phenix City - Russell County Public Library, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Phenix’s branch belongs to Phenix City - Russell County Public Library, which serves 58,555 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Phenix City - Russell County Public Library
1501 17th Avenue, Phenix City 36867
46 hrsopen a week
22,000sq 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 Phenix City - Russell County Public Library
37K
visits
0.6 per resident
45K
loans, print + digital
0.8 per resident
146
programs & events
6,682 attended
54K
library cards
93% 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
0.6 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.1 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Cardholders
93% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
45K loans last year
Books & media (adults)44%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming17%
Who the programs are for
146 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$10 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $593K.
Local 85%State 12%Gifts & other 3%
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.