Library · Canton
R.T. Jones Memorial Library
Canton’s library is the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, a branch of Sequoyah Regional Library System, open about 53 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Canton’s branch belongs to Sequoyah Regional Library System, which serves 361,084 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
R.T. Jones Memorial Library
116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton 30114
53 hrsopen a week
31,100sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Sequoyah Regional Library System
413K
visits
1.1 per resident
1.1M
loans, print + digital
3.1 per resident
1,113
programs & events
33K attended
157K
library cards
43% 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
1.1 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (13th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
2.4 print items · typical 3.2
A little below typical (34th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.7 e-items · typical 1.4
A little below typical (26th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
A little below typical (43th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 54% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
1.1M loans last year
Books & media (adults)32%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming24%
Who the programs are for
1,113 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $5.7M.
Local 68%State 19%Federal 0%Gifts & other 13%
Locations
Other Sequoyah Regional Library System branches in Canton
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.