Library · Hermitage
Hermitage Branch Library
Hermitage’s library is the Hermitage Branch Library, a branch of Southeast Arkansas Regional Library, open about 15 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Hermitage’s branch belongs to Southeast Arkansas Regional Library, which serves 59,331 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Hermitage Branch Library
122 S. Main, Hermitage 71647
15 hrsopen a week
1,000sq 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 Southeast Arkansas Regional Library
114K
visits
1.9 per resident
99K
loans, print + digital
1.7 per resident
23K
library cards
39% 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
1.9 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.6 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (27th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Cardholders
39% of residents
A little below typical (49th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
99K loans last year
Books & media (adults)48%Kids’ books & media17%E-books, audio & streaming34%
Money
Who pays for it
$17 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1M.
Local 85%State 15%
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.