Library · Blountstown
Calhoun County Public Library
Blountstown’s library is the Calhoun County Public Library, a branch of Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System, open about 40 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Blountstown’s branch belongs to Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System, which serves 74,371 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Calhoun County Public Library
17731 Northeast Pear Street, Blountstown 32424
40 hrsopen a week
13,500sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System
102K
visits
1.4 per resident
54K
loans, print + digital
0.7 per resident
1,468
programs & events
17K attended
5,409
library cards
7% 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
1.4 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (7th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Cardholders
7% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (2th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
54K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
1,468 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$25 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.9M.
Local 58%State 38%Federal 1%Gifts & other 2%
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.