Library · Chipley
Washington County Public Library
Chipley’s library is the Washington County Public Library, a branch of Washington County Public Library, open about 39 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Chipley’s branch belongs to Washington County Public Library, which serves 24,234 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Washington County Public Library
1444 Jackson Avenue, Chipley 32428
39 hrsopen a week
7,200sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Washington County Public Library
40K
visits
1.7 per resident
47K
loans, print + digital
1.9 per resident
228
programs & events
5,307 attended
4,967
library cards
20% 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
1.7 visits · typical 3.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.9 print items · typical 3.9
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Cardholders
20% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
47K loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
228 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$32 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $785K.
Local 69%State 31%Gifts & other 0%
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.