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Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library
Valley’s library is the Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library, a branch of Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw / Chambers County Library, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Valley’s branch belongs to Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw / Chambers County Library, which serves 34,088 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw Chambers County Library
3419 20th Avenue, Valley 36854
42 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 Valley - H. Grady Bradshaw / Chambers County Library
37K
visits
1.1 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
1.6 per resident
255
programs & events
8,739 attended
37K
library cards
100% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.2 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.7 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (22th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)36%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
255 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.1M.
Local 7%State 4%Federal 0%Gifts & other 89%
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.