Library · Claxton
Evans County Library
Claxton’s library is the Evans County Library, a branch of Statesboro Regional Public Libraries, open about 29 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Claxton’s branch belongs to Statesboro Regional Public Libraries, which serves 181,925 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Evans County Library
701 West Main Street, Claxton 30417
29 hrsopen a week
6,517sq 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 Statesboro Regional Public Libraries
221K
visits
1.2 per resident
372K
loans, print + digital
2.0 per resident
1,018
programs & events
20K attended
33K
library cards
18% 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
1.2 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.6 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (16th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.4 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.9 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (24th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (15th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
372K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media44%E-books, audio & streaming22%
Who the programs are for
1,018 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$15 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.7M.
Local 57%State 34%Gifts & other 9%
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.