Library · Chatsworth
Chatsworth-Murray County Library
Chatsworth’s library is the Chatsworth-Murray County Library, a branch of Northwest Georgia Regional Library System, open about 37 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Chatsworth’s branch belongs to Northwest Georgia Regional Library System, which serves 206,487 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Chatsworth-Murray County Library
706 Old Dalton-Ellijay Road, Chatsworth 30705
37 hrsopen a week
8,596sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Northwest Georgia Regional Library System
141K
visits
0.7 per resident
271K
loans, print + digital
1.3 per resident
1,563
programs & events
36K attended
44K
library cards
21% 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
0.7 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.1 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (37th percentile)
Cardholders
21% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
271K loans last year
Books & media (adults)45%Kids’ books & media42%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
1,563 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$12 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.5M.
Local 57%State 39%Gifts & other 4%
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.