Library · Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald - Ben Hill County Library
Fitzgerald’s library is the Fitzgerald - Ben Hill County Library, a branch of Coastal Plain Regional Library, open about 32 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Multi-county system. Fitzgerald’s branch belongs to Coastal Plain Regional Library, which serves 113,445 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Fitzgerald - Ben Hill County Library
123 North Main Street, Fitzgerald 31750
32 hrsopen a week
12,000sq 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 Coastal Plain Regional Library
162K
visits
1.4 per resident
199K
loans, print + digital
1.8 per resident
1,099
programs & events
23K attended
20K
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
1.4 visits · typical 2.1
Lower than most similar-size libraries (23th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
1.4 print items · typical 3.2
Lower than most similar-size libraries (14th percentile)
Digital borrowing
0.3 e-items · typical 1.4
Lower than most similar-size libraries (11th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
0.5 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Lower than most similar-size libraries (12th percentile)
Program attendance
0.2 attendees · typical 0.2
A little below typical (47th percentile)
Cardholders
18% of residents
Lower than most similar-size libraries (10th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
199K loans last year
Books & media (adults)49%Kids’ books & media31%E-books, audio & streaming20%
Who the programs are for
1,099 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$21 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $36. Operating budget $2.4M.
Local 44%State 38%Federal 2%Gifts & other 16%
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.