Library · Douglas
Douglas-Coffee County Public Library
Douglas’s library is the Douglas-Coffee County Public Library, a branch of Satilla Regional Library System, open about 46 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Douglas’s branch belongs to Satilla Regional Library System, which serves 51,862 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Douglas-Coffee County Public Library
200 S. Madison Av Suite D, Douglas 31533
46 hrsopen a week
20,000sq 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 Satilla Regional Library System
34K
visits
0.6 per resident
44K
loans, print + digital
0.9 per resident
1,190
programs & events
3,343 attended
22K
library cards
43% 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
0.6 visits · typical 2.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
0.7 print items · typical 3.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (6th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.2 e-items · typical 1.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (8th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Lower than most similar-size libraries (18th percentile)
Program attendance
0.1 attendees · typical 0.3
Lower than most similar-size libraries (5th percentile)
Cardholders
43% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
44K loans last year
Books & media (adults)16%Kids’ books & media64%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,190 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$16 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $833K.
Local 32%State 65%Gifts & other 3%
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.