Library · Sheffield
Sheffield Public Library
Sheffield’s library is the Sheffield Public Library, a branch of Sheffield Public Library, open about 35 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Sheffield’s branch belongs to Sheffield Public Library, which serves 13,512 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Sheffield Public Library
316 North Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield 35660
35 hrsopen a week
13,000sq 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 Sheffield Public Library
16K
visits
1.1 per resident
30K
loans, print + digital
2.2 per resident
27
programs & events
1,854 attended
11K
library cards
84% 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
1.1 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.1
Higher than 56% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
0.2 kids’ items · typical 1.8
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Cardholders
84% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
30K loans last year
Books & media (adults)33%Kids’ books & media8%E-books, audio & streaming59%
Who the programs are for
27 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$22 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $292K.
Local 95%State 5%
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.