Library · Blakely
Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library
Blakely’s library is the Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library, a branch of De Soto Trail Regional Library System, open about 42 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Blakely’s branch belongs to De Soto Trail Regional Library System, which serves 34,307 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library
11880 Columbia Street, Blakely 39823
42 hrsopen a week
8,900sq 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 De Soto Trail Regional Library System
37K
visits
1.1 per resident
46K
loans, print + digital
1.4 per resident
723
programs & events
9,047 attended
9,115
library cards
27% 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 (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (9th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.6 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Program attendance
0.3 attendees · typical 0.3
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Cardholders
27% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
46K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media45%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
723 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$18 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $621K.
Local 32%State 62%Federal 0%Gifts & other 6%
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.