Library · Dawsonville
Dawson County Library
Dawsonville’s library is the Dawson County Library, a branch of Chestatee Regional Library System, open about 44 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Dawsonville’s branch belongs to Chestatee Regional Library System, which serves 68,455 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Dawson County Library
342 Allen Street, Dawsonville 30534
44 hrsopen a week
14,146sq 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 Chestatee Regional Library System
122K
visits
1.8 per resident
282K
loans, print + digital
4.1 per resident
469
programs & events
11K attended
24K
library cards
35% 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
1.8 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (30th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.0 print items · typical 3.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Digital borrowing
1.1 e-items · typical 1.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
1.3 kids’ items · typical 1.7
A little below typical (41th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (20th percentile)
Cardholders
35% of residents
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
282K loans last year
Books & media (adults)41%Kids’ books & media33%E-books, audio & streaming26%
Who the programs are for
469 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $1.4M.
Local 68%State 26%Gifts & other 5%
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.