Library · Jacksonville
Jacksonville Public Library - Main Library
Jacksonville’s library is the Jacksonville Public Library - Main Library, a branch of Jacksonville Public Library, open about 51 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Jacksonville’s branch belongs to Jacksonville Public Library, which serves 1,062,145 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Jacksonville Public Library - Main Library
303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville 32202
51 hrsopen a week
323,110sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Jacksonville Public Library
2.2M
visits
2.1 per resident
3.8M
loans, print + digital
3.6 per resident
12K
programs & events
139K attended
354K
library cards
33% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 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
2.1 visits · typical 2.1
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
3.6 print items · typical 3.2
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (21th percentile)
Cardholders
33% of residents
A little below typical (33th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
3.8M loans last year
Books & media (adults)100%Kids’ books & media0%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
11,629 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$38 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $4M.
Local 97%State 1%Gifts & other 2%
Locations
Other Jacksonville Public Library branches in Jacksonville
And 7 more in Jacksonville.
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.